1.   And Barak, now the caretaker prime minister, said that the next Israeli government would not be bound by the proposals raised during his tenure in office.

2.   But Gore asserted that he could not be bound by a proposal that Bush had rejected.

3.   Even if it had, Boeing said, shareholder proposals are not binding.

4.   Sharon has said his government will not be bound by any negotiating proposals put on the table by the previous administration of Ehud Barak.

5.   The council, whose proposals are not binding, will release an interim report at the beginning of September.

6.   The proposals are not binding on Parliament or the federal government.

7.   Garang charged that by saying the proposals are not binding, el-Bashir indicated his lack of seriousness to negotiate.

8.   This proposal would bind countries adopting a single currency to apply rigorous budgetary and fiscal discipline once the new money is launched or risk having to pay huge fines.