Sentence examples for declaration the proposal from inspiring English sources

Sunday is the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the proposal by France's foreign minister, Robert Schuman, to create a supranational organization of states in war-ravaged Europe.

He actually got some rousing applause for his declaration that "the proposal by some respected leaders in Congress to ban completely the use of civilian courts in prosecutions of terrorism-related activity obscures some basic facts and allows campaign slogans to overtake legal reality".

Some members remained skeptical, but scheduled a vote anyway for July 1, appointing a committee to draft a provisional declaration of independence to discuss should the proposal pass.

France and Germany supported the proposal, providing that the declaration was delayed until after the summit meeting, so that it did not detract attention from moves to help the euro.

The proposal of a written declaration was not passed, but the central committee decided to demand loyalty.

The Medical Ethics Committee of Erasmus University Medical Center reviewed the proposal and issued a "declaration of no objection" for the ENDORSE project.

Senator Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia, warned Tuesday that an early draft of the proposal "could be read as tantamount to a declaration of war".

The proposal comes on the 35th anniversary of the "Limehouse Declaration" tomorrow, when Labour's "gang of four" broke away to form the SDP.

He had made the same declaration a few weeks ago, but was persuaded by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to give the proposal more thought.

The Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 (later known as Europe Day) occurred after two Cabinet meetings, when the proposal became French government policy.

He wrote the proposal that became the starting point for the Articles of Confederation, signed the Declaration of Independence and helped preside over the Constitutional Convention.