secure a passage

Examples (20)

• She had secured passage on a ship heading for England.
• The president worked hard to secure the passage of the new healthcare law.
• After weeks of searching, he finally managed to secure a passage to America.
• They managed to secure a passage for the bill despite strong opposition from the lobby.
• We need to secure our passage before the winter storms begin.
• The goal of the administration is to secure a swift passage for the new safety legislation.
• The family spent their last savings to secure passage across the Atlantic.
• Lobbying efforts were ramped up significantly to secure the passage of the tax reform.
• It was difficult to secure a passage during the peak travel season.
• It is notoriously difficult to secure a passage for controversial laws during an election year.
• He worked extra shifts to secure passage for his wife and children.
• The senator promised her constituents that she would secure the passage of the environmental act.
• They were relieved to have secured passage on the last steamer of the month.
• International pressure helped to secure a passage for the long-awaited human rights treaty.
• Will you be able to secure passage on a reliable vessel?
• The committee is currently working to secure the final passage of the annual budget.
• The diplomat helped the refugees secure passage to a neutral country.
• We need to gather more bipartisan support to secure a passage for this constitutional amendment.
• By the time they reached the port, all passages had been secured by other travelers.
• The party leader struggled to secure the passage of his proposed economic reforms.