But as part of a balanced package, he has put it forward and the offer still stands.
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has put it forward.
Well, what the Gang of Six put forward yesterday, and the support they got after they put it forward from their colleagues of both parties I think is an indication that that headwind is dissipating.
"The board has given its response to BHP on the proposal that it put forward and there it ends, as far as we're concerned at this stage, " according to Rio Tinto spokesman Nick Cobban.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the body would have preferred an outcome closer to the original proposal it put forward.
It put forward three options to the council for the memorial, two of which would involve repairing the existing wall or designing a new one to replace the existing structure.
In July it put forward a plan allowing foreign companies to take stakes of up to 26% in Indian insurance companies, having resisted opening the insurance market to foreigners in the past.
It has put forward a clean water action plan to deal with runoff from city streets and farms.
Now, I understand they may not agree with all of it, but it exists and it was put forward.
Although it has put forward ideas for replacing price supports with direct subsidies, its plan would not much change farmers' behaviour.
It was put forward by Brazil for competition in the Oscars' best foreign film category in 2003 but was not even nominated.
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It has also put forward a list of 14 big items, from trade concessions to visa-free travel, that it wants brought into the negotiations.
It was initially suggested Labour's equalities team might support Mr Loughton's amendment but it later put forward its own compromise proposal for an immediate consultation.
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But a global plan to reduce it - put forward by the World Health Organisation (WHO) earlier this week - was delayed because of objections from the United States.
It follows proposals put forward by Tom Winsor for an overhaul of police pay, conditions and allowances.
It had been put forward for foundation trust (FT) status - elite status that gives hospitals freedom from government control.
It can also put forward names of people to be considered as the future bishop by the the Crown Nominations Commission.
Speaker Boehner and the Republican House caucus felt it necessary to put forward the plan that they're going to be voting on today.
Bruce Tonkin, vice-chair of Icann's board, said the committee had already "telegraphed" some of the public interest issues it planned to put forward.
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The author has a radical solution of his own to put forward, but it is here that he will lose a lot of his readers.
It has also put forward plans for a new number 11 service to run between the Vale and Torteval every 15 minutes at peak times, as well as passing by the airport and the town centre.
Now, with regard to Representative Ryan -- I have a lot of respect for Mr. Ryan and I have read the plan that he put forward -- it is worthy to delve into that for a moment, because it provides a contrast.
Speaking after the hearing, the player said he had put it behind him and was looking forward to the season ahead.
Those in the gloomy camp, epitomised by Messrs Roubini and Setser, put forward several reasons why it will happen sooner rather than later.
However the partnership has not said how much it hopes to secure, only that it is confident it can put a strong case forward for funding.
Runnymede council, which put the plans forward, said it understood.
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And in case of the Senate economic plan, jobs plan that was put forward, I believe it was Macroeconomic Advisers said that if it were implemented right away, including the balanced budget amendment, it would cost millions of jobs.
The deal, it emerged, had been put forward by a group of independent peers.
It is the third scheme put forward to regenerate the area, since 2001, which has many boarded-up properties.
President Obama needs to take note of this reality and put forward a plan to avoid it immediately.
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