1.   It is almost impossible to amend the bill and remove the provision at this late stage, lawmakers say.

2.   The US insisted that so-called economic provisions be removed from the International Sugar Agreement which was currently under renegotiation.

3.   Another possible Democratic amendment would remove a provision requiring television networks to offer campaign advertising time at their lowest rates.

4.   Both provisions were removed in the Senate by lopsided votes this week, defeated by a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans.

5.   After weeks of intense lobbying by the two companies, the lawmakers removed a provision from a spending bill that would have prevented regulators from considering the deal.

6.   Airline executives have lobbied against the measure, and members of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have said they will try to remove the provision.

7.   But before the vote, proponents removed provisions that required prayer to be nonsectarian and nonproselytizing.

8.   But he said he would consider taking up the measure as long as that provision was removed.

9.   But dairy provisions were removed from the bill after disagreements threatened to stall the entire measure.

10.   But in a spate of last-minute negotiations, backers of the measure agreed to remove that provision.