Synonym: proffer, proposal, suggestion. Similar words: position, supposition, opposition, composition, predisposition, proportion, proportional, in proportion to. Meaning: [‚prɑpə'zɪʃn /‚prɒ-] n. 1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false 2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection 3. an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors) 4. the act of making a proposal 5. a task to be dealt with. v. suggest sex to.
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151) I find much more difficulty with the second proposition advanced by Mr. Collins.
152) This ambiguity obfuscates the distinct voices of Proust's text and de Man's and divides the responsibility for the proposition.
153) The sponsors of Proposition 218 are acknowledging that the complex initiative needs clarification and fine-tuning.
154) Latino support drops Early polls showed that Latinos were about evenly split on Proposition 187.
155) Voters supported proposition 22 by 61 % to 39 %, bestowing official recognition only on marriages between men and women.
156) This was not an attractive proposition, but my idea of womanhood was hardly preferable.
157) The proposition that the fabliau is an appropriate mode for an argument between two churls is explicitly Chaucer's.
158) Yet another way that Proposition 187 is stirring Californians is through citizen involvement.
159) The proposition is that, some billions of years ago, visiting extraterrestrials arrived in their spaceship to view the Earth.
160) The proposition linking external factors to workshop behaviour rested on the first three studies.
161) Film theorists first put forward the proposition that the construction of the spectator in mainstream cinema is gendered.
162) The simple proposition behind all agrarian reform was that surplus land should be distributed to surplus labour.
163) The California provision, Proposition 140, restricted state assemblymen to three two-year terms and senators to two four-year terms.
164) Research overwhelmingly supports the proposition that age is a poor predictor of performance and ability.
165) Despite what standard economic theory tells us about the impact of this proposition, the temptation to support it is great.
166) The governor is proposing the minimum increase for schools required by Proposition 98.
167) The third proposition is, therefore, that institutional design is crucial for competition policy.
168) Because of the constitutional dispute, Proposition 209 did not take effect until Thursday.
169) By the end of the Regency period the pub was becoming a far more attractive proposition for the government, too.
170) Mungo admired Emily's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition.
171) He described this as a bold proposition, but stated that it was soundly based.
172) I would like to discuss a business proposition of possible benefit to us both.
173) The organization, which is known for its staunch opposition to gun control, made the expenditure under Proposition 208.
174) However, all this makes the Rolls a more costly proposition if it needs repairing.
175) It begins with Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 initiative that froze property tax rates.
176) But as the centennial neared,[www.Sentencedict.com] he approached Fred with quite a secular proposition.
177) Schools are guaranteed a minimum level of funding spelled out by Proposition 98, approved by voters in 1988.
178) In 1996, voters adopted Proposition 208, which imposes restrictions on candidate spending but does not affect ballot measure campaigns.
179) At the municipal elections, twenty communities voted for the proposition.
180) Now, it happens that is a very controversial and highly questionable economic proposition.
More similar words: position, supposition, opposition, composition, predisposition, proportion, proportional, in proportion to, positive, propose, proposal, proposed, positively, propitious, transition, acquisition, inquisition, prohibition, deposit, repository, propensity, situation, edition, ambition, sedition, volition, addition, fruition, coalition, condition.