original proposal

collocation in English

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original
adjective
uk
/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us
/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/
existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us
/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition oforiginalandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoforiginal proposal

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It was decided at that time that rather than withdrawing theoriginalproposal, we would leave it on the table, but adopt a flexible approach.
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We have to remember that theoriginalproposalwas very modest in scope.
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I would also congratulate you on the improvements that you have made to theoriginalproposalfor the directive, throughout the adoption procedure.
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This concept has replaced theoriginalproposalfor anonymity, which is inimical to the safety of the process.
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Theoriginalproposalof four weeks for local planning authorities to determine applications for removal was heavily criticised.
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The ministry is then required to collect and deliberate on these opinions and, if necessary, to revise theoriginalproposalaccordingly.
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The idea that bilinguals may not be equally proficient in both or all of their languages is certainly not a new ororiginalproposal.
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Unfortunately, such restrictions are not given explicitly in theoriginalproposalor elsewhere.
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Theoriginalproposalfor this special issue began by noting the common elements between the study of music and literature.
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Theoriginalproposalincluded a time lag of eight years for the changes in life expectancy.
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We establish this result in a more expressive context than theoriginalproposal, namely in the context of the higher-order lambda-calculus.
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Albeit anoriginalproposal, we doubt its long term utility.
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Theoriginalproposalis not included in the published debate, but references to it from the minority opinion lead to this conclusion.
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The word "justice" does not appear in hisoriginalproposal, and its use in his reply is unhelpful to his argument.
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In theoriginalproposal, due to the design decision that families are represented by objects, dependent types had to be introduced, resulting in a rather complex type system.
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The proposed 1.15 m/s2 constitutes a significant weakening of theoriginalproposal.
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This is better than theoriginalproposalbut even this is a step too far.
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In fact, the common position which was issued at the end of last year was already a major improvement on theoriginalproposal.
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However, closer examination and contact with the market participants have clearly revealed a number of problem areas in theoriginalproposalthat need amending.
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He managed to improve on theoriginalproposalin two matters especially.
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