"We very much welcome and thank President Obama for proposing a date for us to look forward to, and we will work towards that date and objectives," Mr. Lee said here in Toronto.
Last week, he set himself up once again to look like the nation's deferrer in chief by proposing a date for his jobs speech that had the possibility of provoking Republican opposition and did precisely that, at which point he retreated.
In a variation on the boardroom example described above, Brilmayer imagines that instead of the chairman proposing a date for a meeting, a window washer swings in and makes the same proposal and asks for objections.
Last year, he used his knowledge of the lunar cycle to propose a new date for the battle of Marathon in 490BC.
Nasser did not propose a new date for the balloting, in effect recommending that the election be postponed indefinitely.
Early this month he proposed a date, March 30.
Based on my analysis, I propose an Iron Age date for the images and the primary use of the rock shelter.
Romney was not proposing a specific date for withdrawal.
Councils have decided to hold a joint consultation the proposed sites but a date for it has not yet been set.
