But the bill could not pass without the support of some of them.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Senator Baucus told reporters on Wednesday that he believes a government option could not pass in the Senate.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"Sixty percent." "Can we extrapolate from that, if there's 90 or even 85 percent of the folks that are on this chart here, that have not been polygraphed that, maybe 60 percent of them might not pass the polygraph if they took the test?" "We and others have done that analysis,senator, and have reached the same conclusion."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The Whigs were angry. Still, they did not have enough votes to pass the bill over the president's veto.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

"People pass on their gifts of not just animals. They pass on those gifts of training and leadership.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

The idea is that lenders will be more responsible in making loans if they might not be able to pass off risky mortgages to investors.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Justice Taney said Congress did not have the constitutional power to pass such a law.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Clay did not have enough votes to pass the bill over the president's veto.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

The snake made a hissing noise and was not about to let Bill pass.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

But they could not agree on which parts of it to pass first.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

Once people understood that slavery was not permanent, the crisis would pass.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

He agreed that they did not have to pass through Baltimore.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

It would not be wise to pass such laws, he said.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

"It's not at all clear that if you took the same bill back to the House today that it would pass.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25