The preferred way of raising money, though--writing grant proposals--was not for him.

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He buried Jimmy under a flurry of new reprint proposals, writing one up every other day and shipping the nominated texts west.

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West Berkshire Council is writing to local businesses and residents in Newbury on proposals to charge for parking in certain streets.

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But leading head teacher Anthony Seldon, in charge of Wellington College, warmly welcomed the proposals - and called for a more demanding approach to essay writing.

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But 76% agreed with proposals to test the skills of trainee teachers in the areas of reading, writing, arithmetic and new technology.

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Writing in the Financial Times, Conservative leader David Cameron said his party would "approach any proposals in a constructive and pragmatic way".

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Writing in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Obama economic advisers Jason Furman and Austan Goolsbee defended his proposals.

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