Sentence examples for proposals rejected from inspiring English sources

The Tories have gone further than Labour in proposing full devolution of income tax; Labour's proposals rejected the idea, claiming it would promote cross-border tax competition.

The report encouraged more tolerance on social issues and broad immigration reform — proposals rejected by many conservative activists.

In previous years, Mr. Pataki, a Republican, has sought to cut the program, only to have his proposals rejected by the Legislature.

With that application and with its original bid, United approached some of the board's staff members the night before the votes with new information, only to have its proposals rejected both times.

Democrats, who control both houses of the Legislature but lack the supermajority, had several proposals rejected by Republicans, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who threatened to veto any bill that included new taxes.

Among the other bidders, John Hargreaves, the founder of Matalan, is thought to have balked at the cost of replenishing BHS's stock, while Crown Crest, the parent company of Poundstretcher, and Mike Ashley's Sports Direct had their proposals rejected.

It was the first major proposal rejected by Britain since it joined the European Community.

Dolphins' owner Stephen Ross has already had one publicly funded proposal rejected out of hand.

Having an R01 proposal rejected is an emotional business.

In the year he shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2013 he had a resubmitted proposal rejected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

There can't be many things more mortifying than having your marriage proposal rejected.