So no contingent proposition is known.
Moreover, the CBO reckons that the administration's "basic" budget proposals (that is, excluding proposals contingent on an agreement on Social Security reform) would reduce the surplus by $20 billion relative to the CBO's baseline projection in 2000, and by a cumulative $73 billion between 2000 and 2004.
The carbon tax (or "fee") contingent says their proposal is the simplest, and is unburdened by the complexities of cap and trade.
Irrespective of the instruments that have just been proposed, we do not think that the negotiations on the new financial perspective should be contingent on the proposals being adopted. .
His proposal for contingent capital and the requirement that all large and complex financial institutions should have a manual for orderly winding down are excellent proposals.
In terms of the way City Opera has traditionally operated, with a standing orchestra employed throughout its season, the proposal of contingent employment is indeed radical, whether necessary or not.
The proposal is contingent on the participation of Leonard Riggio, the chairman of Barnes & Noble, "both in terms of his continuing equity ownership and his continuing role in management," according to a statement from Barnes & Noble.
But aides to Mr. Gore said that just as in the case of a challenge to former Senator Bill Bradley to forgo commercials during the primaries, Mr. Gore's proposal was contingent on an agreement with his opponent.
However, Smythe's proposal was contingent on him acquiring the parcel of land required from the city, then valued at $2.5 million, for $1.
Sposato explained in a statement that his support of the proposal is contingent on whether he is confident the UNO-overseen charter school "will serve the children in the neighborhood where it is located".
But I would argue that his proposals on contingent capital, while thoughtful and valuable, don't really get at the heart of the problem.
