Sentence examples for first countries to propose from inspiring English sources
Remember that the United States was one of the first countries to propose a levy on banks' balance sheets, only for the plan to be blocked by Congress.
The Netherlands was the first European country to propose a burqa ban, which it did in 2005.
Therefore, Qatar -- the first Arab country to propose Arab military intervention -- has more leverage to increase pressure against Damascus and through the U.N. Security Council (leverage Qatar also has in the Arab world through al Jazeera).
Tim Crocker-Buque, a specialist registrar in public health medicine, who proposed the motion, said it represented an opportunity to make the UK the first country to eradicate cigarettes.
Mr. Groser, the New Zealand negotiator, noted that his country was the first to propose a trade accord linking both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
Ms. Rey is not the first economist to propose that volatile capital flows, especially those that cause real estate bubbles, may be harmful for countries that absorb them.
He described the man as "the shadow minister of health" and said he was the first in Parliament to propose making contraception available in the Catholic country.
