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• Danzhol. The one with the marriage proposal and the objections to the town charter in central Monsea. "Bacon," Bitterblue muttered. "Bacon!" she repeated, then carefully made her way up the spiral stairs.

  Kristin Cashore

  Way, Towns, Spirals

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.55, Penguin

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• I unfolded the note, and it took me a few seconds to decipher Adrian’s writing. If he did write me a dating proposal, I really hoped he would type it.

  Richelle Mead

  Writing, Dating, Notes

  Richelle Mead (2009). “Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.262, Penguin

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• When he thought of her, it rather amazed him, that he had let that girl with her violin go. Now, of course, he saw that her self-effacing proposal was quite irrelevant. All she had needed was the certainty of his love, and his reassurance that there was no hurry when a lifetime lay ahead of them. Love and patience- if only he had had them both at once- would surely have seen them both through.

  Ian Mcewan

  Girl, Self, His Love

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• Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes on middle-income Americans.

  Mitt Romney

  Heart, People, Income

  “CNN Newsroom”, www.cnn.com. August 20, 2012.

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• In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for congestion charges - are not without controversy.

  Lucy Powell

  Issues, Long, Lists

  "The plea of car owners ..." by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2008.

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• The long-term vision is to replace, repair and regenerate failing tissues and organs with the materials of tissues and organs. It's still 'out there,' but it's possible to put together a grant proposal now that doesn't sound completely crazy.

  Richard Wagner

  Crazy, Long, Vision

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• Liberty is the very last idea that seems to occur to anybody, in considering any political or social proposal. It is only necessary for anybody for any reason to allege any evidence of any evil in any human practice, for people instantly to suggest that the practice should be suppressed by the police.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Practice, Ideas, People

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• For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody.

  Marc Ian Barasch

  Life, Spiritual, Heart

  Marc Ian Barasch (2010). “The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try to save it. I think most people know that Social Security is bankrupt.

  Jim DeMint

  Thinking, People, Trying

  "This Week", abcnews.go.com. September 4, 2011.

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• The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell the President and remind him again, we're not voting no for political expediency. We've got our principles, and we're going to stand up and defend those.

  Eric Cantor

  Political, Voting, President

  "POLITICO Interview: Eric Cantor". Interview with Mike Allen, www.politico.com. January 29, 2010.

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• Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monies being created to direct and what kind of jobs that Washington thinks ought to be created. Come on. I mean there is a government that can help, and the government can also hurt.

  Eric Cantor

  Hurt, Jobs, Mean

  "POLITICO Interview: Eric Cantor". Interview with Mike Allen, www.politico.com. January 29, 2010.

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• I always had boyfriends, but I never imagined a proposal or a wedding. To me, that was like having a ball and chain round your neck.

  Sandra Bullock

  Balls, Necks, Chains

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• But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Leader, Accepting, Honour

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• I was so happy to be out of there. “Barabas, if you weren’t batting for the other team, I’d marry you.” He grinned. “If I weren’t batting for the other team, I would accept your proposal. You had me at ‘No comment.’ If all my clients were this smart, my life would be much easier. Much, much easier.

  Ilona Andrews

  Smart, Team, Would Be

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.133, Penguin

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• President Bush's proposal to focus our resources on sending humans to Mars is intriguing, but it is not the most compelling reason that Americans ought to focus our interest on the Red Planet.

  Jay Inslee

  Compelling Reason, Focus, President

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• Every once in a while I get the highly inappropriate proposal which is like, 'Wow, Really! You don't even know me and I don't know you at all, and you want that to happen? Tonight? Ok, I get off work at 7.30.'

  Dwayne Johnson

  Tonight, Want, Wow

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• To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his.

  Sarah Palin

  Cutting, Government, Mind

  "Sarah Palin Talks Immigration, Economy and Political Future". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. August 01, 2010.

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• Small businesses drive this economy and it is unacceptable that the President's budget proposal does not give them the tools they need to be successful.

  Solomon Ortiz

  Successful, Giving, President

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• Michelle and I don't want anyone telling us who our family's doctor should be - and no one should decide that for you either. Under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. Period, end of story.

  Barack Obama

  Doctors, Stories, Want

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• I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.

  Barack Obama

  Marriage, Gay, Defense

  "Barack Obama in His Own Words". Book edited by Lisa Rogak, 2007.

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• Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any proposal through that matrix.

  Jim Sensenbrenner

  Law, Water, Immigration

  "House group secretly crafts immigration plan". www.politico.com.

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• Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Government, Rebellious, Bureaucracy

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government”, p.85, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test.

  Eric Liu

  Age, United States, Citizens

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• Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Children, Boss, Birth Control

  "Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2012.

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• “Job Killer.” Those are the two words you are most likely to hear uttered by most American CEOs when confronted with proposals to enact family-friendly work policies.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Jobs, Two, Friendly

  "The Business Case for Workplace Flexibility: How Employers and Employees Can 'Have it All'" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2012.

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