With this information, Mobil made the crucial decision to adopt a "differentiated value proposition". The company would target the premium customer segments by offering them immediate access to gasoline pumps, each equipped with a self-payment mechanism; safe, well-lit stations; clean restrooms; convenience stores stocked with fresh, high-quality merchandise; and friendly employees.
The Glendale City Council was among the first to formally adopt a resolution opposing the proposition.
If we adopt a Russellian view of propositions, this is straightforward, because it is built into the Russellian view that propositions are composed of objects, properties, and relations (see section 1).
If we adopt a Fregean view of propositions, however, the situation is different.
Thus, even when two people share the same evidence, it is permissible for one to adopt one doxastic attitude toward a proposition and for the other to adopt a different attitude (also see Pettit 2006).
Believing that sound ethical judgment is the foundation of good child welfare practice, one of Ms. Kane's first propositions was that DCFS adopt a code of ethics stating the values and responsibilities of the child welfare profession.
Despite this, the city's Community Sustainability Commission came out against Proposition 23 last month, recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution opposing the measure.
This study adopted the theoretical proposition that "the decision to either adopt or not adopt a programme is influenced by the political context, the roles played by actors who have interests in the programme, and what these actors stand to lose or gain because of the programme design".
(The restrictions have been in place ever since voters passed Proposition 227 in 1998). They also urge the state to adopt a new system of classifying English Learners.
Were California voters especially wise Tuesday when they adopted both Proposition 25, which erases the Legislature's crippling two-thirds vote requirement for adopting a budget, and Proposition 26, which imposes a new two-thirds mandate for imposing or raising a fee?
