Applicants should focus proposals on the science questions in which the applicant has demonstrated expertise rather than extending beyond core strengths simply to address many topics.
Long Island, which was awarded $101.6 million, focused its proposal on reviving manufacturing and suburban smart growth.
Next, write a focused, concise proposal.
Compared to in-situ investigation, remote sensing (RS) has proved to be an efficient solution plan, particularly for large covers, whereas previous RS-based studies mostly focused on proposal and validation of various indicators for different scenarios.
Reaction to the prime minister's statement on constitutional reform has focused on proposals to clean up parliament.
The budget ideas of Mr. Romney and the other Republican presidential candidates in the primaries mostly focused on proposals to cut taxes.
Expectations have been focused on proposals to restructure the government bureaucracy by creating superministries intended to allow Beijing to exert greater control in deciding and implementing policies.
But by and large, Obama's third State of the Union was focused on proposals for boosting the economy and ensuring protections for the middle class.
Not all research is hypothesis-driven, but a hypothesis helps focus a proposal and avoids the appearance of a fishing expedition.
The Bush administration's reauthorization proposal focused on these mothers.
Instead, the bank focused on a proposal by Mr. Durst to build a new tower at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas.
