1.   A redshank swept its bill through soft patches of wet mud and breakfasted on tiny insects, shrimps and wriggling worms.

2.   Though the President pushed the bill through the House of Representatives, it faces a rough ride in the Senate.

3.   It took four years to get the bill through Parliament.

4.   The government is hoping to avoid awkward questions by trying to railroad the bill through.

5.   She skillfully steered the bill through the legislature.

6.   They shepherded the bill through Congress.

7.   It was anticipated that the anti-prohibitionist lobby would campaign hard to prevent the passage of the bill through the Chamber of Deputies.

8.   The deal deeply compromised Komeito which had steadfastly supported the LDP bill through its various stages.

9.   If, for example, the authorities attempted to reduce Treasury bills through funding, the banks could increase their holdings of other types of bill instead.

10.   Now the council is planning to put a bill through parliament to allow them to restrict winter grazing.