1.   An amendment would have overridden laws in the District of Columbia barring residents from owning handguns.

2.   Another contentious issue is whether federal privacy legislation should override stricter state laws.

3.   But if the state and federal money were commingled then the state law could be overridden.

4.   But the fact that the INS let relatives in Miami care for the boy does not give them a custody claim that overrides federal law.

5.   But the House-passed bill would effectively override laws such as the one in New York.

6.   Earlier bills left opponents fearful that such laws would be overridden.

7.   Espy signed an order declaring the California law invalid because it overrode federal law.

8.   He has ruined the economy, overridden the law and undermined its institutions, all so that he and his cronies can stay in power.

9.   If a majority says presidential provisions override existing law, such provision would be subject to separate votes that the Senate may uphold, kill or amend.

10.   If it is adopted and signed into law, it would override existing laws designed to protect the privacy of people infected with the AIDS virus.