that's a tough proposition you're making
1proposition — [[t]prɒ̱pəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] propositions, propositioning, propositioned 1) N COUNT: usu sing, adj N If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficult proposition or an attractive proposition, you mean that it is… …
2proposition — 01. Our [proposition] to merge with our nearest competitor has been accepted. 02. He was arrested after [propositioning] a 15 year old girl. 03. Starting a foreign business in Japan had been a difficult [proposition] for many years, but things… …
3State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… …
4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
5Political positions of John McCain — U.S. Senator John McCain (R AZ), a member of the U.S. Congress since 1983, a two time U.S. presidential candidate, and the nominee of the Republican Party in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, has taken positions on many political issues… …
6Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
7Gunfight at the O.K. Corral — For the film, see Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film). Tombstone in 1881 …
8Harvey Milk — Infobox Officeholder name = Harvey Bernard Milk imagesize = 225px caption = American politician and LGBT rights activist office = Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 5 term start = January 8, 1978 term end = November 27 …
9Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program — Congressional inquiries and investigations Three days after news broke about the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a bipartisan group of Senators Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republicans… …
10Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
