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- noun Plural form of
preamble .
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The Bush administration has over the past few years circumvented Capitol Hill by weakening regulatory agencies 'safety rules and adding introductions, called preambles, to public-safety regulations that effectively prohibit plaintiffs from suing at the state level, where safety standards can be tougher than those at the federal level.
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This is why statutes have long "preambles" which explicitly state the purposes of the legislation.
David Borden: Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients 2010
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This is why statutes have long "preambles" which explicitly state the purposes of the legislation.
David Borden: Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients David Borden 2010
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This is why statutes have long "preambles" which explicitly state the purposes of the legislation.
David Borden: Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients 2010
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This is why statutes have long "preambles" which explicitly state the purposes of the legislation.
David Borden: Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients 2010
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Beginning in 2005, carbon copy statements claiming that federal agency rules preempt state law began surfacing in the "preambles" of regulation issued by the federal government, and in some cases in the body of the final rules themselves.
Blog entry 2008
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As for reading the Constitution on the House floor and requiring bills to cite a relevant provision in their preambles, Huffington said, Reading it was fine.
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: 2011 Predictions; Issa, Oprah, Vick and Facebook HuffPost Radio 2011
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As for reading the Constitution on the House floor and requiring bills to cite a relevant provision in their preambles, Huffington said, Reading it was fine.
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: 2011 Predictions; Issa, Oprah, Vick and Facebook HuffPost Radio 2011
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One of President Obama's favorite locutionary preambles.
Adam Hanft: Moody's Should Shut Its Mouth About U.S. Debt Adam Hanft 2011
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As for reading the Constitution on the House floor and requiring bills to cite a relevant provision in their preambles, Huffington said, Reading it was fine.
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: 2011 Predictions; Issa, Oprah, Vick and Facebook HuffPost Radio 2011
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