11.   The committee adopted the bill by voice vote and discussion was brief.

12.   The foreign affairs bill was adopted without the anti-abortion provisions that have been added to similar legislation in the past.

13.   Parliament members thumped their tables in approval after the bill was adopted.

14.   Parliament members thumped their tables in approval after the bill was adopted Tuesday morning after an all-night session.

15.   Both bills were adopted in just seven minutes with no debate.

16.   But militant workers are threatening to stage nationwide strikes if the bill is adopted.

17.   He said he hoped that even if the new bill were adopted, Clinton would will use his powers to limit its application.

18.   It adopted the bill without a tallied vote.

19.   It will be up to the next parliament to firmly adopt the bill, though it remains unclear when that might take place.

20.   Legislators meeting in closed session adopted a bill diverting most authority from the president to the government, including the power to name the head of state security.