bold proposal

collocation in English

meaningsofboldandproposal

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bold
adjective
uk
/bəʊld/us
/boʊld/
not frightened ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us
/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition ofboldandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbold proposal

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That, of course, is a veryboldproposal.
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This is a veryboldproposalabout which there is much to be said, for and against.
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That would be aboldproposaland, in my view, an unwarrantable extension of our criminal law.
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Would he not share my view that this is the sort ofboldproposalwe want to see?
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It was aboldproposaland it has been carried through with skill and vigour.
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Perhaps it is aboldproposal, but at any rate it is one that— whatever its merits, right or wrong—can be carried out within the four corners of this agreement.
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It is undoubtedly aboldproposal.
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This is aboldproposal.
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That is aboldproposal.
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When will some colour be given to those bold proposals made back in 1986?
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The time has come for striking the imagination of our people by bold proposals.
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That is why we have come forward with these bold proposals.
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First, we welcome the bold proposals for the modernisation of the railways and accept that as inevitable, and we wish to be on record to that extent.
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