The bill failed in the Senate by a close vote and was heavily amended so lenders would not be banned but restricted.

The program, which is known as Books for the Blind, has been heavily amended and expanded over the years, and remains in place today.

Both these Acts are still on the statute book, though heavily amended.

But that bill, Ms. Compton said, has been heavily amended in favor of nonsmokers.

The result is a hastily produced bill, heavily amended to correct its mistakes.

The Act has since been heavily amended, but remains in force.

So, heavily amended though it is, the Commission's proposal is still unacceptable.

The original draft of the Mitrelias Committee, however, was deemed too liberal, and was heavily amended in the following months.

The bill was heavily amended late in the legislative session to address business concerns and win passage in the Assembly.

The administration's energy bill is bound to be heavily amended in Congress.