Sentence examples for proposal sound from inspiring English sources

The great Langella, soft-voiced and menacing, makes this outrageous proposal sound matter-of-fact.

He repeatedly referred to the outer continental shelf as "the O.C.S.," making the whole proposal sound a little like a search for energy sources in an old teen TV series.

Chris Carson, the program director of the League of Women Voters in California, said the proposal "sounds good".

But the Democrats' proposal sounds to us like a reasonable starting point.

I KNOW that this proposal sounds too good to be true, but I think the opportunity is real.

President Obama's reported proposal sounds more promising, though we have even fewer details than the Intelligence Committee proposal.

The Republicans say they want to reform the tax code so the Obama proposal sounds like a good place to start.

Mr. Berlusconi's latest proposal sounds draconian: he advocates that no immigrant be allowed to enter Italy until he or she secures a job and a work permit.

Edward Dixon, 61, a marketing manager who does not smoke, said the proposal sounded awfully close to Prohibition, and, he added, look how well that worked.

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Mr. Hubbard said the association proposal "sounds like a very good idea," and Professor Mishkin said: "I strongly support having the A.E.A. clarify standards for disclosure, because increased transparency would benefit the public and the economics profession".