initial proposal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandproposal
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition ofinitialandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinitial proposal
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Surely not if you think even theinitialproposalisn't wrongful.
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The empirical analysis of individual governance mechanisms may provide initial indications on how to improve ourinitialproposal.
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Theinitialproposalwas limited to rules applicable within a given port.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I will be presenting this review report and aninitialproposalshortly.
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We regret that ourinitialproposal, which called for full recognition, has not been accepted.
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This is why we are tabling several amendments, which seek to improve on theinitialproposal.
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Of course, there has been a compromise in relation to theinitialproposal.
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We are happy with this compromise text that we now have in our hands, which respects the spirit of theinitialproposal.
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The specificities of hotel- or restaurant-reservation contracts have also been safeguarded, which was not the case with theinitialproposal.
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The resulting text is much more persuasive than theinitialproposal.
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I entirely go along with theinitialproposalabout the parliamentary commissioner's duties.
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There was aninitialproposalfor a code of conduct over tax harmonisation but it was not to be binding.
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If necessary, we may draft aninitialproposalso that the matter can he speedily discussed.
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Far more emphasis was placed on geographical balance than was the case in theinitialproposal, although this was not sufficient.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Theinitialproposalhas in fact been improved and some of its dangerous provisions have been abolished.
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Theinitialproposalwas for a three-year programme costing more than £65,000.
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Theinitialproposalemerged under the previous administration, not in this context but in general.
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Apparently, theinitialproposalwas that the names would be selected by the parties from a pre-set closed list.
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This approach, in other words, has in fact overridden theinitialproposal, which made fingerprints optional.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In theinitialproposalpilotage was considered a commercial service subject to all the rules.
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