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But conservative parliamentarians argued the bill violated Sharia, or Islamic law, which does not stipulate a minimum age of marriage.

German parliamentarians initially made Berlin rule this out for ESM. The German government needs to revisit the issue.

The budget put off until the next legislature a cut in the pay of Italy's parliamentarians, by some distance the best paid in Europe.

Development issues were also uppermost for the parliamentarians who met the Bank's president.

As a devoted monarchist, Hobbes feared persecution if he stayed in an England run by Parliamentarians.

Rwanda is the only nation in which females make up the majority of parliamentarians.

I remember the court concurring there was insufficient proof to hold parliamentarians under house arrest.

As Parliamentarians, you share with your forebears a fundamental role in the laws and decisions of your own age.

It would have been better had parliamentarians from the OSCE and the Council of Europe decided, similarly, not to go.

Parliamentarians have for years been trying to pass a new oil law.

He may still be able to browbeat enough parliamentarians from other, smaller parties into voting for any changes the ANC wishes to pass.

Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, had to give in to demands for a free vote (by parliamentarians ) on this issue.

Protesters, including some leftist parliamentarians, chanted "Peace Now! , " "Troops Out of Iraq! " and "Italy hates war. "

Toward the end of September, Russia dashed back into the headlines, as hard-line parliamentarians tried to depose Yeltsin.

Mrs Lagarde, a liberal-leaning lawyer, would have gone down well abroad, but she would have struggled to control rowdy parliamentarians.

But then the European parliamentarians came brutally to the point.

It is unclear whether the court order will spur parliamentarians to meet for more than a perfunctory session.

But it will still have to deal with the disgruntled parliamentarians, not to mention voters.

In a country where over a quarter of parliamentarians face criminal charges, this is not as surprising as it might seem.

His speech to parliamentarians of the ruling party before they voted for a leader was unusual for a Japanese politician.

I remember parliamentarians being taken to court charged with attempt to topple a government.

BJP parliamentarians quip that Mr Singh seems such a liability for Congress they are anxious lest he resign.

This new Bundeswehr posture is still too timid for Washington's taste, but too bold for many German parliamentarians and voters.

Sweden is the only country where men and women form equal numbers among all ministers and parliamentarians.

Socialist parliamentarians broke out in applause after the vote went their way .

That, at least, is now the view of parliamentarians of all stripes.

Respublika, a weekly, recommended that the circus clowns take a holiday so the parliamentarians could take their place.

It also supports country teams that wish to engage with parliamentarians in the context of broader governance activities.

Some parliamentarians are saying that the dissolution of parliament will create a vacuum which could encourage the regressive elements.

Introduce a three-term limit. Some Italian parliamentarians have been there for longer than most of the furniture.

When METI briefed parliamentarians this week to reassure them the fuel shortage was being tackled, everyone nodded mutely, Mr Matsuda says.

Parliamentarians and others have been drifting from Baidoa to Mogadishu, the capital, where they are welcomed by the Islamists.

The unwillingness of the Greek rich to pay taxes, or of Italian parliamentarians to cut their own perks, confirms their worst fears.

Elsewhere, David Byrne's "Democracy in Action" is a cluster of screens showing photos of scuffling parliamentarians in different countries.

Hence the original mistake of appointing a Statutory Commission composed exclusively of British Parliamentarians.

Some parliamentarians , civil servants and public commentators are worried that it may be difficult to finance a big stimulus package.

The reduced Labour party, now numbering just eight parliamentarians, has gone over to the opposition.

Italian parliamentarians are the highest paid in Europe, with very generous pensions after their retirements.

The law in this area is a fudge and parliamentarians are lagging behind public opinion on this.

A British lawmaker has asked police to investigate evidence James Murdoch gave to British parliamentarians earlier this week.

The PM and Ministers have to be parliamentarians.

Australian parliamentarians are also linking the bid to Singapore's controlled media and limited civil liberties.

Members take turn to receive overseas visitors , a majority of whom being parliamentarians of other legislatures .

That annoyed parliamentarians and others who say elected politicians, not activists, should write laws.

The Parliamentarians of the House and Senate assign the bill to the committee with appropriate jurisdiction.

A string of seamy sex videos involving MHP parliamentarians has also mysteriously appeared on the internet.

The language dictating quotas for the numbers of female parliamentarians will be rewritten in Egypt.

Parliamentarians, including the acting speaker, Fouad Massoum, say they expect to have a meeting date set this week.

As a proven election winner, Mr Howard still has the support of most Liberal parliamentarians.

In April this year, he personally lobbied German parliamentarians in Berlin to back the rescue plan for Greece.

A third of parliamentarians from Flanders would like Belgium to vanish, says one senior politician.

And Canada as a whole will have a surfeit of parliamentarians compared with many other democracies.

We hope parliamentarians from the relevant country can improve their understanding about the history.

Parliamentarians believe the taxpayer should pay for their widescreen televisions and gardeners.

That business people are better people than parliamentarians?

Joya is a vocal critic of Afghan parliamentarians who have ties to Northern Alliance warlords.

Dutch parliamentarians were angered by claims that a rising sea level would flood more than half their country.

Angst among Tory parliamentarians has two causes.

English history: war between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648.

The "OzCar affair" has dimmed many Liberal parliamentarians' view of Mr Turnbull's judgment.

I remember the government released audio tapes of key parliamentarians plotting cash for votes and buying party loyalty.

Individual parliamentarians may free to vote according to their conscience depending on their party's policy on the issue.

So parliamentarians can merrily collect salaries and pension rights from local and regional government at the same time.

The prime minister will today enter a bear-pit atmosphere in the House of Commons as parliamentarians return from their summer break.

This week EU parliamentarians said they would attend talks in the Faroes on September 7th.

It did establish a parliament but one in which the 40 appointed parliamentarians held greater power than the 40 elected ones.

Huge bribes, of up to 50m naira, were offered to parliamentarians to vote for the change, but the Senate bravely voted against it last year.

The ratio of female to male parliamentarians bettered to 11 to 89, breaking from the 9 to 91 ratio recorded over the previous four years.

They want results that they can measure, and show to taxpayers and parliamentarians.

Italian parliamentarians must do everything they can to address Rome's real failure.

The women's representation bill, which would ensure that one-third of parliamentarians are women, has been delayed for decades.

Western Hemisphere Parliamentarians Conference on Population and Development;

Conference of West European Parliamentarians on an Oil Embargo against South Africa;

International Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

Global Parliamentarians Conference on Human Settlements and Development;

Parliamentarians Global Action for Disarmament, Development and World Reform;

Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians;

Permanent Council of African Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

Ugandan Parliamentarians Forum on Food Security, Population and Development;

African Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

ACEN; Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians;

World Parliamentarians'Council on Population and Development;

Asian Parliamentarians Meeting on Population and Development;

Global Committee of Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

West European Parliamentarians for Action against Apartheid;

Caribbean Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

All-Africa Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development;

EAPPCED; East Asia and Pacific Parliamentarians' Conference on Environment; and Development;

Parliamentarians'League for the Promotion of UN Activities;

AWEPAA; West European Parliamentarians on an Oil Embargo;

Bellanet; Global Forum of Parliamentarians and Religious Leaders;

World Women Parliamentarians for Peace