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something which is presented for consideration
the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land
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His proposals include reducing federal incentives for clean energy, curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate emissions, and imposing new tariffs that could increase the costs of clean energy technologies.
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement But the deficit could grow with the proposals Newsom unveiled in recent months, cost overruns on existing programs and the potential loss of billions in federal funding as analysts predict more significant budget problems in the years ahead.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The company declined to comment on how Anson had approached Lionsgate brass or what proposals that leadership may have fielded from the activist investor.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The county has already released marketing materials to attract interested developers and anticipates putting out a request for proposals in February.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Due to legal action, or the threat of such action, most of these policies were rolled back, but the election outcome places the newly conservative board in prime position to usher in more divisive proposals.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Both teams weighed in on proposals and changes to proposals, but only the table team voted on the tentative agreement — and largely voted favor of the deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Those differences in the proposals are then negotiated by representatives of each body to reach a final draft proposal that is then brought back to the original three for final approval.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In November, a vote to delay the implementation of the Deforestation Regulation resulted in multiple proposals to reduce the scope of the law.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement But the deficit could grow with the proposals Newsom unveiled in recent months, cost overruns on existing programs and the potential loss of billions in federal funding as analysts predict more significant budget problems in the years ahead.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The company declined to comment on how Anson had approached Lionsgate brass or what proposals that leadership may have fielded from the activist investor.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The county has already released marketing materials to attract interested developers and anticipates putting out a request for proposals in February.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Due to legal action, or the threat of such action, most of these policies were rolled back, but the election outcome places the newly conservative board in prime position to usher in more divisive proposals.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Both teams weighed in on proposals and changes to proposals, but only the table team voted on the tentative agreement — and largely voted favor of the deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Those differences in the proposals are then negotiated by representatives of each body to reach a final draft proposal that is then brought back to the original three for final approval.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In November, a vote to delay the implementation of the Deforestation Regulation resulted in multiple proposals to reduce the scope of the law.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Proposals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proposals. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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