11.   The government, which is led by Hindu nationalists, circulated the proposal to state education ministers before convening an official conference here Thursday.

12.   The Senate Budget Committee staff has circulated a proposal to terminate American contributions to multilateral development banks.

13.   Yet now, nearly a week after the proposal was circulated, it appears to have a serious chance of becoming law.

14.   Britain and France circulated dueling proposals Friday to improve the humanitarian situation in Iraq, which the United Nations reported was still dire despite some recent improvements.

15.   But her written proposal was circulated in the State Duma informally, and the chamber did not even address it while adopting the law.

16.   But when the draft proposal was circulated in New York, it met strong resistance not only from France, Russia and China but from newcomer Brazil as well.

17.   House lawmakers, meanwhile, are circulating a proposal for legislation to strengthen federal standards for auditor independence.

18.   It decided to submit proposals to circulate controversial proposals for professional referees to national associations for comment before further action.

19.   Russia and Britain circulated detailed proposals on a new U.N. policy toward Iraq that offered few signs the major players on the Security Council are nearing a consensus.

20.   The draft proposal is being circulated for comment within the Forest Service.