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Meanings of gag rule in English
Synonyms
Examples for "closure"
Examples for "closure"
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Photo: RNZ Today finally brought some closure to their fight, Karl said.
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Christ, for five years, you've led the station in case closure rates.
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As far as locals are concerned, its closure couldn't happen fast enough.
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The mass closure was caused by a technical issue with processing payments.
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However, the closure has as much to do with business as safety.
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That means a cloture vote could come on Friday morning at the soonest.
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We can measure this inability by looking at cloture votes to end debate.
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Two Republicans voted with a majority of Democrats for cloture.
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Two Democrats voted against the cloture vote: Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
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Invoking so-called "cloture" to bar a filibuster takes 60 votes.
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Victims who break the gag law can face up to four months jail or heavy fines.
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Tasmania's Attorney-General, Elise Archer, has recently released a discussion paper and called for submissions regarding the gag law.
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Her group argues that new public security law, which should be known as the " gag law", has been criticised by the UN's human rights rapporteurs.
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But due to Tasmania's archaic gag laws, she has been unable to.
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While Tasmania and the NT have repealed sexual assault victim gag laws, Victoria has gone backwards.
Usage of gag rule in English
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The global gag rule didn't exactly inspire us women to lean in.
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News, features and comment on the 'global gag rule', officially called the Mexico City policy.
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Every year Mr. Adams renewed his motion to strike out the gag rule, and forced it to a vote.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: on global health policy, especially their research on the impact of the "global gag rule".
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McCain has avoided attacks on Obama while in foreign countries but that self-imposed gag rule did not extend to his plane.
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But a couple of members of the audience, who weren't privy to the gag rule, reported onstage comments on their weblogs.
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McShane said from the bench that the so-called " gag rule" would prevent doctors from doing their jobs, media reports said.
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Mossberg said he had no problem with Howell reporting the conference on her weblog because she wasn't subject to the gag rule.
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Mr. McGraw muttered something about gag rule and the horror of being mollycoddled, sighed dismally and predicted his death within the hour.
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Democrats and abortion rights advocates denounced the expansion as well as the so-called gag rule, which they have said infringes on free speech.
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Just four days after his inauguration, Trump reinstated the "global gag rule" that denies US federal funds for international abortion counseling.
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He is speaking of the gag rule of Congress, and commending Southern representatives for their skilful selection of a proper person to do their work:-
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The article criticized Bush's first action as President, which was to reinstate the "Mexico City Policy," commonly referred to as the "global gag rule."
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He had good right to set down in his diary, when the gag rule was repealed, "Blessed, forever blessed, be the name of God."
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Critics of the policy call it the "global gag rule," and say it hurts vulnerable women worldwide who depend on aid groups for their healthcare.
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At length, in 1845, the obnoxious " gag rule" was rescinded, and Congress consented to receive, and treat respectfully, all petitions on the subject of slavery.