Sentence examples for proposing but from inspiring English sources

The "game over" narrative that men are resistant to marriage and must be pinned down at all costs might, on the surface, seem out of step with the widespread assumption that it's the man who does the proposing, but this is perhaps why the male proposal has so much currency.

The proposal may sound a lot like what the steel industry is now proposing, but that evening was on Dec. 11, 1900.

I was not averse to the thought of proposing, but because marriage was less of an important tradition for him, it meant a lot when he did.

This was rather over €10 billion bigger than the British, as holders of the EU presidency, were proposing; but it was almost €10 billion less than was suggested by the Luxembourg EU presidency in June.

They don't agree with everything he's proposing, but they sense that he is working on that bridge to the 21st century, while today's G.O.P./Tea Party is just not in the game.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Labour of being part of a "cosy consensus" and has called for a higher level of public spending than Ed Balls is proposing, but they could probably find a compromise.

On that trip, Williams proposed, but Dench demurred.

Legislation along those lines was proposed but not adopted.

It may not propose, but only scrutinise, most legislation.

The European Commission proposes, but national interests have the last word.

P. & G. and Gillette may propose, but the consumer disposes.