1.   Anticipating that, major holdouts have been working for years with the United Nations to modify unacceptable provisions.

2.   At least this particular maneuver would do little harm since the immigration bill is filled with other unacceptable provisions.

3.   He said the bill contained a number of provisions unacceptable to him as well as his Democratic colleagues.

4.   Supporters of the motion said it was important to first debate the bill and then vote on it rather than simply killing it because of possibly unacceptable provisions.

5.   He said it included unacceptable provisions, mainly increased payments by the elderly for federal health care assistance.