A time at which delegates indicate whether they do or do not support a proposed action for the committee. There are two types: procedural and substantive.

代表们表示是否支持或者不支持一个针对委员会提出的行动的时刻。有两种类型：程序性和实体性。

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Having to do with the way a committee runs, as opposed to the topic being discussed. All delegates present must vote on procedural matters and may not abstain.

关于一个委员会运行方式的问题，与和议题相关的问题相反。所有出席会议的代表都必须就程序性问题投票而不能弃权。

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The business of the committee is delayed by procedural difficulty.

委员会的事务因程序上有困难而耽搁了。

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Unlike Halligan, Srinivasan has not even had a committee vote, the procedural first step to getting final floor confirmation.

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July will be filled with the procedural business of appointing a speaker, committee chairmen and so on for the new chamber.

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Its first stop would be the Justice Committee, where it could get mired in all sorts of procedural issues, including the admissibility of the main evidence against Mrs Arroyo: purported recordings of her telephone conversations, made without her knowledge or consent.

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