"keep the proposal" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to hold onto or retain the proposal, usually for consideration or review. Example: "After much deliberation, we have decided to keep the proposal and explore alternative solutions to address the concerns raised by stakeholders."
WellPoint and ING said in the letter that they intended to keep the proposal confidential, Aetna said.
The Securities and Exchange Commission rejected G.E.'s request to keep the proposal out of the proxy statement, a G.E. spokesman, Gary Sheffer, said yesterday.
This feud has not only caused proponents to delay pushing the bill forward but also could ultimately keep the proposal from being enacted, several supporters of a living wage said.
For a time last week, he had used his role of state senator to hold up the state budget in an effort to force a compromise that would keep the proposal alive.
Many companies say the health care principles are not a proper matter for shareholders to vote on, and they have tried to keep the proposal out of proxy statements prepared for their 2008 annual meetings.
In such a case, neither the monarch nor a minister will sign the bill, notifying the States General that "The King will keep the proposal under advisement".
But a Democratic majority leader could keep the proposals from coming to a vote without substantial Democratic changes.
To keep the proposals from adding to the swelling federal deficit, Mr. Obama also said he would encourage a more ambitious target for long-term reduction of the deficit.
"We were wondering why he kept telling us to keep the proposals modest," said Fay Housen, an English teacher at Wings and one of the 11 original grantees.
As Mr. Clinton worked the phones and his Middle East negotiators struggled to keep the proposals afloat, further details emerged of the package that the president delivered to Palestinian and Israeli negotiators at the White House last Saturday.
It kept the proposal secret until a state media announcement on Feb. 25.
