The proposal marked a reversal in the Justice Department's position.

The proposal marked the first time the Government had acknowledged that a nuclear weapons plant might have harmed people who lived nearby.

The proposal would also mark a rare instance in which the ministry solved a problem through market forces rather than administrative dictates.

The proposals mark the second recent major change in longstanding restrictions on the telephone companies' ability to move into new services.

Taken together, these proposals would mark the largest investment in health care in the 35 years since Medicare was created.

This proposal to build in the courtyard marked a major reappraisal of the museum's original architectural plan.

But the United States called the proposal disappointing because it did not mark an important change in the Soviet position.

Its new proposal on satellite radio broadcasting marks the first step toward issuing final rules, a process that usually takes about a year.

In Georgia, the proposal marked a new course for the Democratic Party.

The proposal would mark a significant departure from the Administration's longstanding opposition to expanding such housing.