order paper
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Commons Speaker had advised Mr Gwynne to simply hold his order paper up instead of having to stand.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2022
Ullom said he tried to order paper shopping bags with the store logo and was told it would be four or five months.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Some wanted to bring down the government, others wanted to take control of the order paper to pass more laws, others sought valuable Brexit documents from the government.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2020
Today’s Commons order paper has events kicking off in parliament with defence questions at 2.30pm, which will wrap up around 3.30pm.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2019
Trouble broke out in Parliament, where one Irish member put on the order paper a question specifying all the charges against the new Ambassador.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
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