Sentence examples for abandoned a proposal from inspiring English sources

The government has already abandoned a proposal to increase contributions by civil servants.

Last week the administration effectively abandoned a proposal to slim down the federal student loan program after an outcry from Democrats and Republicans.

Despite Voronin's generally pro-Russian foreign policy, relations with Moscow cooled in 2003 after he abandoned a proposal to grant autonomy to Transdniestria, a separatist region of Moldova with a large Russian military presence.

Mr. Cuomo also compromised on his proposal to raise the state's minimum retirement age from 62 to 65, settling instead for 63, and the governor abandoned a proposal to eliminate overtime from pension calculations.

[C4.] Tyco Board Rejects Directors Plan The board of Tyco International abandoned a proposal to let two directors who had served under the company's former chief executive, L. Dennis Kozlowski, remain.

Theresa May has been warned off plans to reform executive pay by leading figures from the world of economics and business, days after she abandoned a proposal to put workers on company boards.

Ms. Reding had to abandon a proposal in November for legislation that called for punishing companies whose supervisory boards had fewer than 40 percent women.

Using the Scottish government's decision to abandon a proposal for a Glasgow airport rail link was smart electoral politics if dubious public policy.

White House Expected to Abandon Plan to Broaden Fuel Economy Rules The Bush administration is expected to abandon a proposal to extend fuel economy regulations to include Hummers and other jumbo sport utility vehicles, auto industry and other officials say.

Mr. Schweiker, a Republican, said he had decided to abandon a proposal announced this month to hire a for-profit company, Edison Schools, to replace the top 55 administrators in the system.

Ms. Quinn is also expected to abandon a proposal she announced last month that would have turned over her share of the discretionary pot — about $20 million to $25 million annually — to the Office of Contract Services to be allocated through a competitive, merit-based process.