There it passed handily, with support even from members from other boroughs.
The North Dakota law, which passed handily in 1989, began as a mandatory measure, modeled on Iowa's.
Until recently I would have said it would pass handily.
The United States Senate race was notable, but a local park referendum handily passed.
The bill passed handily: 113 to 35 in the House, 28 to 10 in the Senate.
The department sold it to the local business and farm leaders, and it passed rather handily, creating a problem for me.
On the other hand, of the 11 states in which amendments defining marriage were on the ballot, all passed handily.
The proposal, which became a citizen's ballot issue known as Proposition 187, touched off a wave of outraged opposition, but passed handily in November 1994.
He handily passes all tests and is returned to active duty on the department at his former rank of detective.
The bill is expected to pass handily in a House vote scheduled for next week.