"Having C.E.O.'s compensated for weak performance, a no-lose proposition, heads I win, tails I win proposition, flies in the face of what pay-for-performance is supposed to be about".
For the nation, like Vermont, moving forward aggressively in energy efficiency and sustainable energy is a win, win, win proposition.
Their argument was that Nafta would so increase trade among the three countries that it would generate new jobs in each to meet the greater demand--a win, win, win proposition.
In China, winning propositions have been, and always will be, a means to an end.
Right now, Cell looks much more like a winning proposition.
The prizes seem a winning proposition for everyone involved.
It seemed a winning proposition, combining water and billions of Chinese consumers.
"It's not a winning proposition to say you can just lock all that up.
"While we were able to have a successful business, it was, however, not trending to a winning proposition," he added.
Stock analysts said the deal, pushed by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, appeared to be a winning proposition for both contractors.
Being a platform for retail, rather than a retailer itself, may be a winning proposition in those countries too; but it is not a sure thing.
