Sentence examples for proposition that would from inspiring English sources

A state proposition that would have hobbled its enforcement was soundly defeated in November's election.

On Tuesday, voters in Berkeley will consider a proposition that would ban sitting or lying on commercial sidewalks.

In California, voters considered and defeated a proposition that would have allowed them to circumvent the term-limits law.

They also tangled over a ballot proposition that would bar the state from collecting data on race and ethnicity.

This is a challenging proposition that would see duplicate chunks of a huge index distributed between broadband-connected PCs.

In November of 2010, the California voters had to decide whether to support a ballot proposition that would effectively end the state's pioneering effort to reduce global warming.

As Alan Dranow explained to me, "It's an expensive proposition that would not likely show a substantial enough return on the investment in a tangible way".

(Mr Davis is close to Bill Lerach, a trial lawyer who inspired a proposition that would have made it easier for shareholders to sue companies for "poor performance").

Oil companies are squaring off against venture capitalists in a fight over a California proposition that would tax oil production in the state to fund alternative energy.

Mr. Tomson's group did not include a Second Avenue subway, an expensive proposition that would relieve serious overcrowding along Manhattan's East Side.

But in September, the board approved a ballot proposition that would gut most of the supervisor's powers and allow council members to hire an administrator.