The European Parliament approved on first reading a law that would harmonise national patent legislation on genetic engineering , and would allow continent-wide patents for genetic inventions.
Only last week, for example, Mr Yeltsin had to intervene to persuade the Duma of the need to end three months of squabbling and back a budget for 1998 on first reading.
It sounds truly mundane on first reading.
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The government won a vote on the first reading of the civil-service bill in June, but only by one vote, and that after holding back a clause that would have let state governors and mayors sack surplus workers.
Then on Friday, we get the advance reading on GDP for the first quarter and the final reading for April on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan.
On Friday comes the durable goods report, as well as the final reading on first-quarter GDP growth.
Brown and Mr. Smith both teach a classroom of third graders who score at the fiftieth percentile on math and reading tests on the first day of school, in September.
It was passed by the Duma - Russia's lower house - in a first reading on Tuesday.
At the end of the week, the initial reading on first-quarter GDP was 2.5%, though the market was looking for 3.1%.
Brokerage earnings come out in mid-June and commercial bank earnings in mid-July, providing the first reading on the impact to credit portfolios.
But investors absorbed positive economic reports, as the first reading on the labor market in a heavy week for jobs data came in better than forecast.
The bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure, and given its first reading, on 20 June 2012.
That draft law on voting also received a first reading Monday.
His Succession to the Crown Bill was given an unopposed first reading in the Commons on Tuesday but it stands little chance of becoming law because of a lack of parliamentary time.
Friday, we will get the first real post-cliff reading on consumer sentiment, which may be revealing.
On November 28th, the Knesset passed the first reading of a private member's bill dissolving the house and setting new elections.
Presumably, said Mr Roberts, you must first turn on the lamp and pick up your reading glasses?
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The declining jobless claims have been a strong positive factor for the market, and we get the next reading on Thursday, along with the first revision of first-quarter GDP.
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Of United's other current injury problems, Ferguson said both skipper Gary Neville and veteran front-man Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be back in training ahead of the first match of the season against Reading on 12 August.
Thanks to the actions of this Congress last year, we will soon have for the very first time a voluntary national test based on national standards in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math.
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor -- who made history with Reagan when he nominated her in 1981 to be the first woman to serve on the high court -- will give a reading, as will Rabbi Harold Kushner.
The first thing you will notice when reading Amnesty's 2005 report on human rights in North Korea is the length of the article, or rather, lack of same.
Stevenage certainly started well and Michael Bostwick, who scored against Newcastle, had the first effort on goal with a 25-yard strike that was straight at Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.
Button said making predictions about the order of the teams at the first race in Bahrain on 14 March was difficult because of the difficulty of reading the times in testing.
The first reading vote will take place during the daily voting session from 11am on 16 February 2012.
On Thursday the U.S. Commerce Department revised its first-quarter economic growth reading, reporting that the country's gross domestic product actually increased 1.0%, above the initial 0.6% report.
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