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Meanings of second reading in English

Rereading.

        Usage of second reading in English
        1
        The second reading of the bill is scheduled for early this year.
        Radio NZ
        2
        The legislation will be set down for its second reading in Parliament.
        Radio NZ
        3
        The bill now goes back to the House for its second reading.
        Radio NZ
        4
        By the end of the second reading, the school day was over.
        The Guardian
        5
        The second reading of the bill will begin at around 1530 BST.
        BBC
        6
        At length the second reading was fixed for the ninth of July.
        Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
        7
        I have a list of 111 Liberals pledged against the second reading.
        The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2
        8
        The second reading was then carried, and the bill subsequently became law.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
        9
        And already we have found that it improves also on second reading.
        Essays from 'The Guardian'
        10
        On the second reading, Diana pushed it away from her, rather hastily.
        The Testing of Diana Mallory
        11
        I can come to the second reading in a day or two.
        The Spinners' Book of Fiction
        12
        The debate over that report is called the second reading debate.
        Radio NZ
        13
        On Friday, a private members' bill on the changes passed a second reading.
        BBC
        14
        MPs approved the withdrawal agreement Bill's second reading by a majority of 30.
        The Irish Times
        15
        A second reading, more careful than the first, confirmed him in the opinion.
        Ben-Hur
        16
        The Education Legislation Bill will now go to its second reading.
        Radio NZ
        This collocation consists of:
        Second reading through the time
        Second reading across language varieties
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        United Kingdom
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