noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a compromise proposal
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The House of Representatives accepted a compromise proposal from the administration.
a concrete proposal
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People talked a lot but made few concrete proposals.
a controversial plan/proposal/policy
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the controversial plan to build a new airport
a proposal of marriage formal (= when someone asks you to marry them )
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She rejected his proposal of marriage.
draw up a proposal
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The European Communities were drawing up proposals to control the export of chemicals.
endorse a proposal/an idea/a candidate etc
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The Prime Minister is unlikely to endorse this view.
far-reaching reforms/proposals/changes
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The country carried out far-reaching reforms to modernize its economy.
package of measures/proposals/incentives etc
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The government has announced a package of measures to assist affected areas.
put a proposition/proposal to sb
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I’ve a proposition to put to you.
put forward a proposal/suggestion
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She put forward a compromise proposal.
second a motion/proposal/amendment etc
submit an application/claim/proposal etc
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All applications must be submitted by Monday.
veto legislation/a measure/a proposal etc
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President Bush vetoed the bill on July 6.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
forward
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Against this background the member states of the Community asked the Commission to put forward proposals for achieving the single market.
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It was the responsibility of the council to supply information to all the citizens and put forward proposals .
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From this the person is expected to identify strengths and weaknesses in performance and then put forward proposals for change.
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And, of course, I realise that when I bring forward proposals they will have to be judged on their merits.
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Its new approach of competitive bidding has already galvanized towns and cities into bringing forward imaginative proposals for regeneration.
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The Government brought forward proposals in 1986 to reform the shopping laws, but Parliament was not able to agree a conclusion.
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We will bring forward proposals to ensure that the control of drug misuse is co-ordinated effectively.
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This Committee had instructed consultants to make a survey and put forward proposals .
new
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How such planning would fare under the new proposals is not clear.
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The Venture Research scheme is still expanding: we are still looking for new proposals !
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Although his aides portrayed the speech as adding more substance to his message, Alexander offers no new policy proposals .
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Will he give an assurance that in future research at Leeds polytechnic will be funded under the new joint proposals ?
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To show the world that the United States does not want reunification, it is necessary to keep making new peace proposals .
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There are new proposals for the green currency system after next year for non-euro countries.
original
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The original proposal was for no guaranteed funding and payment to be in arrears.
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The original proposal featured centre loading islands, but this idea was abandoned.
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Under his original proposal , much of the savings would have gone to the wealthy.
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Clearly, the difference between the original proposals put forward in the White Paper and the final solution in 1977 is enormous.
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What occurred none the less fell well short of the Community's original proposals .
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The original proposals , which in a modified form became the 1983 Act, brought these in.
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The original proposal documents from the firms offer key accounting variables.
specific
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According to the Washington Post of March 6 Baker urged the delegations to focus on negotiating specific proposals .
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Other nasty details afflict specific balanced-budget proposals , but I think enough has been said to make the point.
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On July 15 both countries issued specific proposals designed to increase cultural contacts.
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These basic allocations set the ground rules for decisionmaking on specific proposals .
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The President made no specific proposals on the matter, however.
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The report will discuss this aspect and make specific proposals for further investigation.
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There was both support for and opposition to the specific proposal on which we sought views.
■ NOUN
budget
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Oslo: The government's 1990 budget proposals had little effect, with the index slipping 2.39 to 515.81 in moderate trade.
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Strong oral and written communication skills are essential for analysts to prepare, present, and defend budget proposals to decision makers.
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The Republicans' budget proposal for 1995 would have eliminated the subsidy students can get while in college.
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His only promise to the Democrats, he says, was to support the final budget proposal that emerged from the committee.
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The 1978 Budget proposals were amended.
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Budget analysts spend the majority of their time working independently, compiling and analyzing data and preparing budget proposals .
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The Clinton administration has proposed expanding Operation Restore Trust nationwide by allocating it $ 597 million under the fiscal 1997 budget proposal .
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In his budget proposal , homeowners will get their promised capital-gains-tax break on sales, Clinton said.
draft
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The draft proposals tend to emphasize advisory structures and roles.
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It is relevant to the agricultural sector and there are several references to environmental considerations in the draft proposal .
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The assembly divided itself into five committees and 26 sub-committees to dissect the 131 draft proposals it has received.
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The draft proposals were to be discussed with the trade unions and opposition parties before being submitted to the People's Assembly.
marriage
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She had given up counting the number of marriage proposals she had turned down over the years.
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Consider, for example, the question of marriage proposals .
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The refusal to accept a marriage proposal was often interpreted as a statement of superiority.
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Then his girlfriend decides to accept the marriage proposal of an-other man.
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Despite becoming constant companions, she says his marriage proposal still came as a shock.
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Since it was swiftly followed by a marriage proposal it must have gone down fairly well.
research
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The research proposal involves the organisation of two seminars to bring together researchers in the two regions.
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It does mean that the justification is different and must be stated in the research proposal .
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Come back to me in a few weeks with another research proposal .
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It is for these reasons that a complete and comprehensive methodology section be included in the research proposal .
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This is a historical accident owing to the nature of the original research proposal .
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The review of literature section and more often than not will comprise the longest section in the research proposal .
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The implementation of such policies depends critically on the refereeing of research proposals and the operation of grant-awarding committees.
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It is recommended that an outline of the final research report format be placed at the very end of the research proposal .
tax
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The president, to be sure, opposes many Republican tax proposals .
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On 26 January he must give his State of the Union address in which he will outline his major tax proposals .
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Traditionally the Chancellor of the Exchequer relents in relation to some minor aspects of the tax proposals in the Budget.
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Lamar Alexander has preferred to assail Forbes on his flat tax proposal .
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He does not want to be probed on questions of public expenditure relating to the Labour party and its tax proposals .
■ VERB
accept
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If road-users are to accept the proposal , they will need to be persuaded that they will get something in exchange.
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How could she accept the proposal of a man she had known for only a few weeks.
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His sense of superiority convinces him that Elizabeth will accept his proposal .
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They are demanding that Clinton accept much of their proposal before they will increase the debt ceiling limit.
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Campaigners now hope parish councillors will abandon their scheme for 30 new lights and accept alternative proposals instead.
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Then his girlfriend decides to accept the marriage proposal of an-other man.
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Perhaps this would be a way of persuading the government to accept the proposal .
agree
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They agreed to our proposal to exchange lists of a dozen or more writers.
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Only one of the ten radical leaders in the room agreed to the proposal .
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Do the Government agree with those proposals ?
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In a related move, the Rules Committee agreed to a proposal by Rep.
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The Executive Committee have agreed to this proposal for the following reasons.
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The pilots agreed to the proposal in a letter to Federal Express on Friday, according to a spokesman for the union.
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How can this be agreed with the present proposal for the new crosstown route?
approve
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In both cases the Bar Council approved and submitted proposals to amend the Regulations.
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The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved some proposals for the program yesterday.
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These were approved on the proposal of, seconded by.
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The Board of Supervisors should have no problem approving the proposal .
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All this worrying proved for naught, because within the week senior management approved her proposal .
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The Supreme Soviet approved the proposals in principle on Nov. 17.
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Cincinnati voters recently approved a proposal to build two new sports stadiums, one for football, another for baseball.
consider
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She seemed to consider the proposal favourably and Princess Margaret, who I knew was keen on the idea, was supportive.
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While pretending to consider her proposals , he had in fact been plotting against her.
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Delegates complained that Mayor had not consulted the executive board, which was scheduled to meet in May to consider the proposals .
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The council is considering a proposal to double that limit.
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The right step is for the Select Committee on Catering to consider the proposals , as it will do shortly.
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Why should Benedict even have considered the proposal ?
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Mr. Taylor My right hon. Friend is putting forward and considering proposals for reform.
discuss
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Already he has called an extraordinary meeting of directors and supporters to discuss his radical new proposals .
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The manager should discuss the proposals for the coming year's maintenance programme before the allocation of annual leave to nurses.
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City hall staffers said the mayor is busy campaigning for re-election and did not have time to discuss the park proposal .
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Councils have been discussing the proposal since a meeting last year with transport undersecretary Patrick McLoughlin.
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It was agreed to discuss the proposal further through talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
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N., Nizar Hamdoon, said Monday that his country would be willing to discuss the proposal without setting conditions.
draw
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Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.
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Formation of constitutional commission A commission to draw up proposals for changes to the 1947 Constitution was established on Sept. 9.
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Although the Commission drew up proposals , adopted by the Council in June 1980, no conferences have been held since.
include
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It is now not uncommon for consultancies to include in their proposals for a campaign how they intend to measure its success.
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A reference by the Director may include a proposal for a ministerial order dealing with the consumer trade practice, section 17.
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It is for these reasons that a complete and comprehensive methodology section be included in the research proposal .
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The budget he submits to Congress is expected to include such proposals .
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The document also includes proposals to bring vocational qualifications nearer to the A-level gold standard.
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The final revision dropped the four constraints included in the Senate proposal , thus protecting the flexibility of the block grant.
oppose
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That is why we oppose the proposals .
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The National Rifle Association and other advocates of firearms rights are expected to vigorously oppose these proposals .
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The Communist Party had originally been opposed to such a proposal .
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Once again, Democrats oppose a Wilson proposal because of its impact on education.
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It firmly opposed the Commission's proposals .
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The president, to be sure, opposes many Republican tax proposals .
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Fnac is asking its customers to sign a petition opposing the proposals to reintroduce r.p.m. on books.
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Neither Democrats nor Republicans in the House are likely to go along and the Clinton administration opposes both proposals as now drawn.
present
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At a meeting last month, Mr Alvarez presented some policy proposals , which have been politely ignored.
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Commissioners met individually with Castillo to present their proposals for neighborhood improvements to be funded under the pass-through allocations.
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Progress of constitutional talks Buoyed by its success in the referendum, the government moved swiftly to present revised constitutional proposals .
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The comment space, however, is too tiny to present this proposal convincingly.
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The Government wish to present our proposals for legislation that will enable the electricity industry in Northern Ireland to be privatised.
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When Grandcourt languidly presents his proposal . her vacillation intrigues him.
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I am willing to wager that the Government will not present proposals before the election about the salary of top civil servants.
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It is therefore important that a detailed description of your study population be presented in the research proposal .
put
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The results have to be published and should not be only of interest to the client group who put forward the proposal .
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It was the responsibility of the council to supply information to all the citizens and put forward proposals .
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Against this background the member states of the Community asked the Commission to put forward proposals for achieving the single market.
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He demurred, he asked for time to think, to consult his wife, to put the proposal to his daughter.
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Chen has now put flesh on his proposal in an interview with Business Week.
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It is only right that we should put forward modest proposals to ensure that there is access to interpreters.
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He put the proposals forward formally in a letter to the two houses of parliament and the Constitutional Court on Nov. 30.
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This Committee had instructed consultants to make a survey and put forward proposals .
reject
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In Committee, the Government rejected our fair rates proposals .
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Today you rejected a proposal of marriage, and now you shall be punished for your arrogance.
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On Sunday the national executive committee firmly rejected the proposal to set up a working party to study electoral reform.
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Reitman rejected the proposal , which was accompanied by a threat of more litigation.
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Besides, Californians overwhelmingly rejected a similar proposal four years ago.
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We categorically reject their proposal and think the United States should reject their proposal.
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Field experiments are also to be conducted to explore the factors that lead executives to accept or reject investment project proposals .
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Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin found no cause for the increase and rejected the proposal .
submit
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The manager submits proposals for changes in the nursing establishment, based on the establishment profile.
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The Pentagon said in a prepared statement that it had sought bids from 190 contractors but that only three submitted proposals .
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The governor will submit his proposal later this month, along with his proposed fiscal 1997 state budget.
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The application form encouraged artists to submit proposals for installation, murals, outdoor sculpture. film, video and performance work.
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He promised to submit the immunity proposal to the legislature back home.
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Two groups were shortlisted to submit financial proposals last October.
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The other bidders submitted fine proposals that could be revived if the Allied deal fell apart, Horn said.
support
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However, a consultation exercise last year showed that councils, police and courts supported the proposals .
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His only promise to the Democrats, he says, was to support the final budget proposal that emerged from the committee.
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No permanent member supported the proposal , and it was dropped.
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Elorriaga had decided to withdraw when Congress refused to support his proposals on taxation and on the refunding of the public debt.
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Now Labour-controlled Bradford council has supported outline building proposals , leaving the Widdups little option but to go.
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We wonder if any of the other signers are similarly being misrepresented as supporting this seriously flawed proposal .
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In their letter, the panel members said they could not support the proposal without adjustments.
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The newspaper, El Tiempo, supported the monarchical proposal without subterfuge.
welcome
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The presbyterian and methodist churches in Ireland, along with the Church of Ireland, welcomed the proposal .
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Contributions will normally be commissioned by an appointed member of the Editorial Board, but the Board welcomes proposals for reviews.
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We welcome the proposals to reduce the super-power arsenals.
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John's father Eric today welcomed the new proposals .
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We welcome your inquiries, proposals , and ideas.
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Age Concern welcomes the Government's proposals to remove administrative barriers to people who wish to change general practitioners.
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Because science aims at theories with a large informative content, the falsificationist welcomes the proposal of bold speculative conjectures.
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However, the FoE did welcome a number of proposals they had been campaigning on for some time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
draft proposal/copy/version etc
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During the process of editing and using critical consultation, your first draft copy could disappear.
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In its draft version the report declares that market forces alone will not ensure more efficient use of energy.
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It is relevant to the agricultural sector and there are several references to environmental considerations in the draft proposal.
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The draft proposals tend to emphasize advisory structures and roles.
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The draft proposals were to be discussed with the trade unions and opposition parties before being submitted to the People's Assembly.
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The draft version for comment incorporates practices and interpretations that have become established over the years and includes some new provisions.
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The assembly divided itself into five committees and 26 sub-committees to dissect the 131 draft proposals it has received.
put up a proposal/argument/case etc
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In other days Managers would have put up an argument as to the folly of this approach by Management.
table a bill/measure/proposal etc
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At that time, Dole voted to table a measure that would have negated the Supreme Court ruling.
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Baldwin tabled proposals which involved payments of £34 million a year.
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For example, by the drinks table Bill Muggeridge seemed to be trying to make up to Mrs Crumwallis.
table a proposal/question/motion etc
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Baldwin tabled proposals which involved payments of £34 million a year.
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Even our own wets will summon up the courage to table a question or two.
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He has tabled a question on the issue for tomorrow's council meeting.
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If the hon. Gentleman wants to table a question or write to me, I shall be glad to enlarge upon that.
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The move came after a vote by regents indefinitely tabling a motion to rescind their July 20 vote revising admissions policies.
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The Umpires' Association had planned to table a motion giving an official vote of support for Lamb.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Did she accept his proposal ?
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the President's budget proposals
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Their proposal to build a new airport has finally been rejected.
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Their role is to put forward proposals for change.
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They forwarded a list of proposals for the safe disposal of nuclear waste.
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They will consider our proposal at their next meeting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eisenhower believed that if he moved ahead with such a proposal he would risk his own re-election later that year.
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Flat-tax proposals also have come from Rep.
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If the government's proposals on sites are implemented, these tensions will spiral.
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If the Opposition do not cost their proposals, we do.
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It was too clear that its lofty proposals had political implications.
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On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines.
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Statutory consultation is expected later this year after receipt of responses to these proposals from purchasers, providers, and professional bodies.
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Under his original proposal , much of the savings would have gone to the wealthy.