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Meanings of first reading in English

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Usage of first reading in English
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The Abortion Legislation Bill is having its first reading in parliament today.
Radio NZ
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Nonetheless, she said National would support the bill through its first reading.
Radio NZ
3
The Arms Legislation Bill will have its first reading on 24 September.
Radio NZ
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However, the bill did not have its first reading until August 2019.
Radio NZ
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Most members bills disappear quickly, voted down at the very first reading.
Radio NZ
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It received 112 votes in to eight at its first reading yesterday.
Radio NZ
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At the end of the first reading he gave out the parts.
The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
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Plain packaging legislation is due to have its first reading in Parliament.
Radio NZ
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After its first reading it will go to the Epidemic Response Committee.
Radio NZ
10
Nor I, till I heard what Daubeny said at the first reading.
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
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A first reading had burned every item of it into her brain.
The Golden House
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When the bill has been introduced, it is given a first reading.
Problems in American Democracy
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This may, at first reading, appear far-fetched, but it is true nevertheless.
The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic Revelation
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Ah, well, his works were the text-book of my first reading lessons.
The Nabob
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At first reading, Good Friday is certainly not a good story.
The Irish Times
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill has passed a first reading.
Radio NZ
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