Sentence examples for off the proposal from inspiring English sources

Few are prepared to write off the proposal.

After an uproar by consumers, the banks backed off the proposal.

Mr. Holder fought off the proposal, signaling that his job was about the law, not political messaging.

So far, Avon shareholders seem to have brushed off the proposal, with share prices remaining well below Coty's bid.

And in recent weeks many have joined educators, school district officials and unions in mobilizing against the tax cap, trying to cut off the proposal even before the governor has officially submitted it.

It felt a little like that when Everton, across the park in Goodison, called off the proposal for a new stadium on the waterfront Kings Dock, after boardroom and shareholder squabbles and a struggle to find the money.

If New York City's Education Department signs off on the proposal, the schools would begin the new model in the fall of next year.

At Tuesday's conference, Mr. Hindery said that Mr. Ecclestone and the F.I.A. had signed off on the proposal in the weeks leading up to the announcement.

The European Parliament, which must also sign off on the proposal before it can be passed, indicated that it would support the compromise.

In each case, Beijing agreed to measures only after stronger American proposals had been watered down and after Russia, the Council's other critic of stiff sanctions and a close ally of Iran, had signed off on the proposal.

A reluctant Republican conference signed off on the proposal after two days of discussion, realizing it was the best deal they could secure under the circumstances, Mr. Lott said.