1.   This means that a proposal must be circulated among various sections and departments that will be affected by the proposal, with much discussion and correction ensuing.

2.   A lawyer for two Austrian banks said Thursday that the institutions are circulating a proposal that could would settle Holocaust-era claims against the banks.

3.   He also circulated a proposal under which a company would give back all its licenses, and would then receive a credit equal to half its initial deposit.

4.   House Republicans are circulating proposals for post-Enron legislation that they say would strengthen federal standards for auditor independence and corporate financial disclosure.

5.   In recent days the two men have been circulating a proposal that lays out in some detail what they believe the Republican message for the fall should be.

6.   Justice Department officials have begun circulating a proposal among executives at Ameritech and at several long-distance companies and asked them to comment.

7.   Nesbit need not circulate a proposal when the time comes to find a publisher.

8.   Rep. Dan Miller, R-Fla., is circulating a proposal to slash future retirement benefits.

9.   Since mid-summer France has also been circulating detailed proposals for resolving the impasse.

10.   The Clinton administration has circulated a proposal for strong new economic sanctions intended to force the Nigerian military government of Gen. Sani Abacha to move toward democracy.