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• n  a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal

• The Europeans not only approached the Iranians with an offer of a potentially peaceful nuclear future but said they would be eager to hear any counterproposal for talks from the .
• But for every proposal, there is a conflicting counterproposal: McCain wants alternative-energy research and development, but he would freeze nondiscretionary domestic spending .
• To rub it in further, the Synod of the Church of England slapped down a counterproposal that would have allowed conservative parishes to avoid answering to female bishops and .

News & Articles

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• York County Council pitches plan to avoid court fight with museum foundation
  York County and the nonprofit foundation set up to support its museums could end up in court over a battle for donated assets and land if foundation leaders don’t agree to a counterproposal unanimously approved by the County Council on Tuesday night.
  June 26, 2013 - The Rock Hill Herald
• GE Transportation sweetens offer; union rejects proposal
  Negotiators from GE Transportation's unionized workforce have reviewed and rejected the company's most recent proposal and have now offered another counterproposal.
  June 23, 2013 - Erie Times-News
• Williams council approves preliminary budget, but with reservations
  With a counterproposal from the Williams Fire Protection Authority in hand, the Williams council voted Wednesday to approve an increase of 10.8 percent to the city's share of the agency's budget. The council also passed a balanced preliminary budget...
  June 22, 2013 - Colusa County Sun-Herald

Quotes

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• Shimon Peres in International Herald Tribune
  The Arab League has proposed, fine. We will make a counterproposal,Peres said during heated discussions that included Moussa and Saeb Erekat, a top aide to the Palestinian president, at the World Economic Forum. "We will come to the Arab...
• Mark Shurtleff in Salt Lake Tribune
  I do feel very strongly that those who are going to be opposed to the Arizona-style law have to have a counterproposal. Just saying 'no' isn't going to cut it,he said. "Utah can take control of its immigration destiny by having a...
• Scott Boras in Los Angeles Times
  They asked me to respond to them and I gave them a counterproposal within the framework of the structure we had agreed upon,Boras said. "This rejection is the fourth by the agent in the club's attempts to sign Manny."