| win passage | 8.36 | The measure won House passage yesterday. | ||
| block passage | 5.27 | A crowd had gathered, blocking the passage. | ||
| expect passage | 4.08 | Passage is expected. | ||
| allow passage | 3.36 | Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains. | ||
| read passage | 3.23 | Kesler asked him to read a passage. | ||
| urge passage | 2.96 | They urged the passage of clean air laws. | ||
| ensure passage | 2.90 | Yet that may not be enough to ensure passage this year. | ||
| assure passage | 2.63 | Passage is virtually assured. | ||
| guarantee passage | 2.57 | He was guaranteed safe passage out of the country. | ||
| delay passage | 2.50 | That will delay passage and possibly kill it. | ||
| prevent passage | 2.24 | A blockade was set up to prevent the passage of bulldozers. | ||
| include passage | 2.04 | But it included a passage that many would dispute. | ||
| predict passage | 2.04 | Migden predicted easy passage. | ||
| follow passage | 1.97 | The Senate approval followed passage in the House late Thursday. | ||
| demand passage | 1.84 | They also demanded passage of an anti-blasphemy law. | ||
| give passage | 1.84 | But it later dropped the idea because Pakistan refused to give passage. | ||
| secure passage | 1.84 | In any event, they said, Mrs. Clinton was instrumental in securing passage of the bill. | ||
| negotiate passage | 1.71 | He negotiated safe passage back to Chechnya. | ||
| seek passage | 1.58 | The Catalans also seek passage of a number of laws stalled in the congress. | ||
| mark passage | 1.51 | How will we mark that passage? |