Sentence examples for could have proposed from inspiring English sources

Mr. Nye could have proposed "smart diplomacy" as well.

Mr. Cuomo could have proposed no new taxes and maintained the last phase of the income-tax cut.

In the UK, current government plans for education and public services are far more aggressive than anything Margaret Thatcher could have proposed.

Even within the parameters of their approach to deficit reduction, the government could have proposed fee increases of hundreds of pounds, not up to £6,000".

Democrats, however, suggested that the administration could have proposed some way to make up what has become a recurring shortfall in the program.

He could have proposed spending the surplus on reducing the city's large long-term debt, which some independent budget experts said would be a judicious move.

They could easily have proposed a voter referendum then.

If anything, Mr. Obama could safely have proposed cutting deeper, as suggested by his own bipartisan deficit panel.

With sizable budget surpluses flowing from New York City's economic boom, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani could easily have proposed major new spending programs and tax cuts for next year.

To pay for the reduction, he could also have proposed abolishing, or substantially raising, the payroll tax's upper-income threshold, which enables someone who earns a million dollars a year to escape the tax on about seven-eighths of his income.

Instead of changing the planning laws to encourage more supermarkets, as it recommends, the commission could equally have proposed measures to revive the town-centre shopping and put it on a more equable trading footing with the edge of town superstore.