policy proposal

collocation in English

meaningsofpolicyandproposal

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policy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us
/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us
/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition ofpolicyandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolicy proposal

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Sometimes it is enough to have two or three member states wishing to have a certainpolicyproposalinitiated.
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Indeed, the evaluation results raise significant questions about thispolicyproposal.
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Surely the point of a referendum is to introduce a much more detailed mandate on apolicyproposal.
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The crux of thepolicyproposalis clear and forceful.
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In many cases, a consultation is a combination of different tools and takes place in several phases of the preparation of apolicyproposal.
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This should be refined as thepolicyproposalis developed, incorporating the views of business.
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A member state vetoes a common foreignpolicyproposalwhen it considers that its national interests would be damaged by such a proposal.
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I have found it difficult to obtain an unequivocal endorsement of ourpolicyproposal.
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Is this a newpolicyproposalor merely a mistake in the motion?
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My only comment is that it must have been the most damagingpolicyproposalin living memory by any party in this country.
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It may have added verbiage, but, so far it has not made a singlepolicyproposalsince the election.
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What are the characteristics which our procedure ought to have in dealing with this kind ofpolicyproposalor legislative proposal?
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Records of the origin of eachpolicyproposalare not held centrally.
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Nevertheless, in this highly technicalpolicyproposal, they did not want to create the impression, by voting against, that they back the problems surrounding the synthetic drug.
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I take it that the amendment is now a seriouspolicyproposaland no longer the tentative idea that it seemed to be during the earlier stages of our discussion.
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This is considered as a particularly difficultpolicyproposalas the economic growth of developing countries are proportionally reflected in the growth of greenhouse emissions.
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Any enfranchised student may propose or second apolicyproposaland then speak on their proposal at student council.
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Romneys written energypolicyproposalmade no mention of climate change, and made little mention of plans to improve energy conservation.
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The picture it draws is then used as a guide to practical policy proposals for tropical forest management.
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