Example sentences of "the proposals were [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposals were appraised by the relevant ITAB and Engineering Board committees . |
| 2 | The proposals were opposed by the non-WEU countries ( in particular neutral Ireland ) and by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands which were concerned about Europe 's relations with the United States . |
| 3 | Notwithstanding the British unhappiness , the proposals were accepted at the meeting of foreign ministers in London , where Britain had a final victory in defeating a proposal from France and Italy that the new body should be named the European Union . |
| 4 | The Deputy Prime Minister responsible for legislative affairs , Pavel Rychetsky , maintained that the proposals were justified by the need to protect democracy . |
| 5 | Dissenting Labour councillor Eddie Dryden refused to support the spending cuts and hit out at the way the proposals were presented to the Labour group prior to the meeting . |
| 6 | The proposals were described by the Financial Times of May 4 as " greatly complicat[ing] " already difficult negotiations . |
| 7 | Having been formalized by a drafting commission , the proposals were resubmitted to the Congress for final approval on April 5 , when 608 votes were cast in favour and 228 against , with 100 abstentions . |
| 8 | The proposals were approved by the majority Labour councillors on the committee . |
| 9 | The proposals were welcomed by the Secretaries of State for the Environment and Trade and Industry , Michael Heseltine and Peter Lilley . |