1.   Among Republicans opposing the amendment are Texas Sens.

2.   But those proposed amendments are merely the ones that generate the most political heat.

3.   However, I have an equally strong conviction that a balanced-budget amendment is a threat to Social Security and our economic health.

4.   In a real sense, the balanced budget amendment is an insurance policy against a bad budget deal.

5.   In any case, the amendment was lost when the bill failed to pass.

6.   President Clinton supports most of the bill, but has pledged to veto it if the education amendment is included.

7.   Republicans retorted that the amendment is necessary to balance the budget.

8.   The amendment is opposition for the sake of opposing, but of course the Labour party has opposed every privatising Bill.

9.   There are several amendments under consideration.

10.   In future, it would be better to assume that there will be amendments to the data, both when commissioning software and when planning storage and distribution arrangements.