He proposed a new diplomatic initiative to try to stop the war.

他提出了一个新的试图阻止战争的外交倡议。

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In his first year he proposed a tax increase.

在他任职第一年中他提出了增税。

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He was not dogmatic.In his first year he proposed a tax increase.

他不固执己见。在他任职第一年中他提出了增税。

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He proposed a new civil service system that would let ability -- not politics -- decide who got government jobs.

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And he proposed building a canal in central America to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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He proposed that Congress create a labor committee to help settle the disputes.

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He proposed a national register of landlords and more powers for councils to tackle rogue landlords.

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He proposed a rule to that effect in February and expects it to become official within months.

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Had he proposed a more radical brew, he really might have been ejected by his own party.

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