concrete proposal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconcreteandproposal
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concrete
adjective
uk/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is noconcreteproposal, only something that may happen in the future.
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There is theconcreteproposalthat we have before us.
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It is much easier to meet over aconcreteproposal.
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The third has yet to be tried as aconcreteproposal.
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If either of them should care to develop their thoughts into a moreconcreteproposal, we would certainly consider it.
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However, there is noconcreteproposalin the present paper that shows how this might be done.
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It does not engage specifically with the complainable situation nor make anyconcreteproposalas to how that situation might be improved.
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As such, his theology provides aconcreteproposalfor comparing and gauging the adequacy of different traditions.
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It has never been put forward as aconcreteproposalduring the last seven years and it offers many practical difficulties.
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I should see if such an organisation could not arrive at someconcreteproposal.
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I hope that before too long it will emerge as aconcreteproposal.
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It is aconcreteproposalto make progress in this area.
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At the same time, however, it does not include anyconcreteproposalto combat the existing political problems that beset the area.
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Here is aconcreteproposal, for which he has asked.
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It was a practical andconcreteproposal, which, if it had been accepted, would have advanced the whole question of disarmament several stages.
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There is, from beginning to end, noconcreteproposalabout anything of any worth.
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That is the secondconcreteproposalwhich we make.
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We have a specific,concreteproposal, which we are considering as urgently as we can.
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I appreciate the tone of the document which has been prepared and which, for the first time, associates aconcreteproposalwith denunciation and criticism.
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