11.   After some input from the opposition, the amendments passed.

12.   But considering the mood the voters are in, few people expect the amendment to pass in November.

13.   But he does not expect the amendment to pass.

14.   But the amendment did not pass out of the House because the gun package was defeated.

15.   But the amendment did not pass out of the House because the gun legislation package was defeated.

16.   Clinton, who seemed briefly to waffle on the issue two months ago when he felt the amendment would inevitably pass, recently stiffened his opposition.

17.   Even if the amendment had passed, it would have been meaningless.

18.   Had the amendment passed, it would have required a similar majority in the Senate and then ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.

19.   Her amendment passed unanimously.

20.   His amendment passed overwhelmingly.