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- noun Plural form of
proposition . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
proposition .
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Examples
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Like a vote for Ralph Nader, or a decision to not vote at all, a "default no" on ballot propositions is a particularly pointless act of political protest.
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But even though neither of those propositions is especially controversial among political scientists, both are hugely unpopular with political junkies.
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Because understanding a lot about who's on the other side of the table, figuring out how to put together win-win propositions, I think is at the essence of good management and I think of good partnerships.
Transcript: Irene Rosenfeld Steve Forbes 2010
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Because understanding a lot about who's on the other side of the table, figuring out how to put together win-win propositions, I think is at the essence of good management and I think of good partnerships.
Transcript: Irene Rosenfeld Steve Forbes 2010
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But they need a reorientation to help them grasp how "brand ideas" are constructed and I think JWT is quite good at translating global brand building truths into a "paradigm" or "framework" that leads to long-term propositions and justifies price premiums -- of both their brands and JWT's services!
Tom Doctoroff: Advertising in China: What's New, What's Not Tom Doctoroff 2011
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One of the value propositions is that security and safety are major issues in these countries, and so mobile wallets in some ways offer a safer alternative to cash.
Mobile Wallet: Coming Soon? Tom Kaneshige 2010
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But they need a reorientation to help them grasp how "brand ideas" are constructed and I think JWT is quite good at translating global brand building truths into a "paradigm" or "framework" that leads to long-term propositions and justifies price premiums -- of both their brands and JWT's services!
Tom Doctoroff: Advertising in China: What's New, What's Not Tom Doctoroff 2011
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Yes, these attitudes are connected to certain propositions, but not solely in the assent/dissent manner.
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Yes, these attitudes are connected to certain propositions, but not solely in the assent/dissent manner.
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"Abstract" by Michael Bagnulo: "This paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a 'posthuman' stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof); (3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation."
October 2007 2007
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