The $55 million proposal for 542 victims' claims may prove only the starting point in negotiations.

That proposal, which was abandoned, proved to be partly ineffective.

"We submitted that proposal to prove how confident we are in the safety of our product," he said.

They may even come in on regular television channels if the latest proposals for data compression prove workable.

Their proposals have proved unpopular in parts of Florida, Texas and other states with many immigrants.

But even if the proposals prove sufficiently acceptable, important questions of principle will remain unresolved.

If the proposals prove successful, they will be expanded.

Such a proposal would prove more costly for the utility.

Not surprisingly, the proposal, which was mine, proved to be quite controversial.

Your proposals could very quickly prove to be insufficient faced with the extent of the losses suffered by our businesses.