Yet even this limp emergency legislation took seven weeks to pass.

The same rules were applied in the Roman emergency legislation.

This is unusual, and only ever occurs with short, emergency legislation.

Such restrictions "have no place on emergency legislation," he declared.

He said Congress was developing emergency legislation that would compensate people who had lost their homes and businesses.

Congress established the program last September as part of emergency legislation to bail out the airline industry.

Opencast coal working began during the war under emergency legislation.

Under this emergency legislation, a series of constitutional guarantees would be suspended for 60 days.

In the early hours of March 20 and 21, Congress approved emergency legislation.

Didn't Congress fix the jobless insurance system just last summer, so that emergency legislation wouldn't be needed again?

Emergency legislation approved in less than three days should require the governor's actual signature.

The German student movement participated in major demonstrations against proposed emergency legislation.

Turkey did as requested, only to replace martial law by emergency legislation.

The German constitution rules a general sunset provision of six months for emergency legislation.

Northern Ireland has been ruled by emergency legislation since its inception in 1922.

Lawless was detained under emergency legislation on his third arrest.

The government sent emergency legislation to Congress to try to guarantee bank deposits and prevent a run on savings.

The constitution makes provisions for the passage of emergency legislation that is not subject to referendum.

This is an illegal act, as the four were captured before the Dáil passed its emergency legislation.

Congress needs to retrieve America's reputation for compassion by quickly approving emergency legislation.

Emergency legislation should extend Mayor Giuliani's term for two years.

Why was it necessary to do all this and to devise this type of special emergency legislation?

The case was dismissed because emergency legislation was used.

"Twice now this year, I've signed emergency legislation to add more time to the clock," the President said.

In September special emergency legislation came into effect under which military tribunals were empowered to pass death sentences.