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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were to propose" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used in hypothetical or conditional statements to indicate a situation that is not real but is being considered. Example: "If they were to propose a new plan, we would need to evaluate its feasibility."
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The novelists were to propose George Gissing's statement that "The only good biographies are to be found in novels".
But "my intentions were to propose to Machell, so I wanted to live as close as I possibly could to her".
The evening was memorable, so much so that Ms. Henkind was sure that if Mr. Plattus were to propose, it would be on a subsequent visit to Sylvia's.
Q: If a future chancellor were to propose a currency union, would there have to be a referendum?
If the president were to propose an agenda for the future, he'd double spending on the National Institutes of Health.
Activists point out that if they were to propose changes that clearly damaged a firm's prospects the stock price would fall.
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It may be to propose change.
Its only right would be to propose them.
One way I do that is to propose a contest.
"The whole point was to propose on a day that I wouldn't propose," Mr. Kim said.
Its response was to propose that DNA could be kept for six years.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com