Example sentences for: line-item

How can you use “line-item” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Last week President Clinton announced his intent to use the line-item veto on some provisions of the budget and tax legislation just enacted, but by today's accounts, several days of scrutiny revealed that this was easier said than done--the WP reports, for instance, that a tax break concerning employee stock ownership plans and another concerning Amtrak were dropped because they had been agreed to during the budget negotiations with Congress.

  • The Texas governor can veto bills and make line-item vetoes on appropriations bills.

  • Everybody leads with President Clinton's historic use of the line-item veto.

  • The proposal -- complete with a line-item budget and commitments from participating experts -- is expected to reach the state Department of Health by July 8.

  • The president's intent to use the line-item veto today for the first time ever leads the Washington Post and gets front-page play at the other majors.


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