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The contrary proposition then remains to be addressed: is the adjudicator obliged to grant the application for adjournment in these circumstances?Il nous reste donc à examiner la proposition inverse: l'arbitre est-il obligé d'accorder une demande d'ajournement dans ces circonstances?http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011
At each proposition unfolded by Bache, such as labour rendered agreeable by police regulations, phalansteria organised like barracks, religion transformed into pantheist or spiritist deism, he gently shrugged his shoulders.À chaque opinion de Bache, le travail rendu agréable par des règlements de police, le phalanstère organisé ainsi qu’une caserne, la religion restaurée en un déisme panthéiste ou spirite, il haussait doucement les épaules.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
I agree entirely with that proposition.Je souscris entièrement à cette proposition.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011
This proposition is so self-evident and so generally accepted that it rarely finds expression.Cette proposition est tellement évidente et généralement acceptée, qu'on l'énonce rarement.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/31/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/31/2011
Two arguments are advanced in support of this proposition.L'appelant fonde cette prétention sur deux arguments.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
The doctrine came to stand for the proposition that a provincial law could not affect a vital part of the management and operation of a federal undertaking.Le principe en est venu à porter qu'une loi provinciale ne pouvait toucher une partie essentielle de la gestion et de l'exploitation d'une entreprise fédérale.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011
Nevertheless, the case stands for the proposition that the admission of voluntary statements does not affect the fairness of a trial.Quoi qu'il en soit, l'arrêt établit que l'admission de déclarations volontaires ne compromet pas l'équité d'un procès.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
The arbitrator found, as a general proposition, that it is possible for a promise of retirement benefits to survive the expiry of the collective agreement in which it is found.L'arbitre a conclu, d'une façon générale, qu'il est possible que la promesse de prestations de retraite survive à la convention collective dans laquelle elle figure.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.12.2011
As the general conclusion of this first part of my work, I shall formulate the following proposition: Energy is not indestructible. It is unceasingly consumed, and tends to vanish like the matter which represents one of its forms.Gomme conclusion générale de cette première partie de notre ouvrage nous formulerons la proposition suivante : L'Energie n'est pas indestructible; elle s'use sans cesse et tend à s'évanouir comme la matière qui repré- sente une de ses formes.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"And why this proposition?"– Et pourquoi cette proposition?Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
No physicist or chemist now enunciates a new proposition without first verifying whether it is in contradiction to the principle of Carnot.Un physicien ou un chimiste n'énonce plus une proposition nouvelle sans vérifier d'abord si elle n'est pas en contradiction avec le principe de Carnot.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Instead, I will question the proposition that a family doctor should ideally follow all members of a family, and that families that are not fortunate enough to share the same doctor are somehow being short-changed.Je remettrai plutôt en question la proposition selon laquelle un médecin de famille devrait idéalement traiter tous les membres de la famille et que les familles qui n'ont pas la chance d'avoir un seul et même médecin pourraient y perdre au change.© the College of Family Physicians of Canadahttp://www.cfp.ca/ 11/24/2011© the College of Family Physicians of Canadahttp://www.cfp.ca/ 11/24/2011
It seems implicit that in accepting the taxpayer's position, the House of Lords rejected the proposition that the principal sums had to be converted into sterling amounts.Il semble implicite qu'en souscrivant à la thèse de la contribuable la Chambre des lords a rejeté l'argument selon lequel le principal devait être converti en livres sterling.http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010
This proposition is voted in the affirmative.Cette proposition est acceptée.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
It appears that this proposition is intended to act as a platform for the applicability of the common law standard of review analysis.Cette assertion semble avoir servi de prémisse à l’application de l’analyse relative à la norme de contrôle en common law.© Cour suprême du Canadahttp://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 15.11.2010© Supreme Court of Canadahttp://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 15.11.2010
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proposition
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Common case | proposition | propositions |
Possessive case | proposition's | propositions' |
proposition
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Past | propositioned |
Imperative | proposition |
Present Participle (Participle I) | propositioning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | propositioned |
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I proposition | we proposition |
you proposition | you proposition |
he/she/it propositions | they proposition |
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I am propositioning | we are propositioning |
you are propositioning | you are propositioning |
he/she/it is propositioning | they are propositioning |
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I have propositioned | we have propositioned |
you have propositioned | you have propositioned |
he/she/it has propositioned | they have propositioned |
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I have been propositioning | we have been propositioning |
you have been propositioning | you have been propositioning |
he/she/it has been propositioning | they have been propositioning |
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I propositioned | we propositioned |
you propositioned | you propositioned |
he/she/it propositioned | they propositioned |
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I was propositioning | we were propositioning |
you were propositioning | you were propositioning |
he/she/it was propositioning | they were propositioning |
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I had propositioned | we had propositioned |
you had propositioned | you had propositioned |
he/she/it had propositioned | they had propositioned |
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I had been propositioning | we had been propositioning |
you had been propositioning | you had been propositioning |
he/she/it had been propositioning | they had been propositioning |
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I shall/will proposition | we shall/will proposition |
you will proposition | you will proposition |
he/she/it will proposition | they will proposition |
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I shall/will be propositioning | we shall/will be propositioning |
you will be propositioning | you will be propositioning |
he/she/it will be propositioning | they will be propositioning |
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I shall/will have propositioned | we shall/will have propositioned |
you will have propositioned | you will have propositioned |
he/she/it will have propositioned | they will have propositioned |
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I shall/will have been propositioning | we shall/will have been propositioning |
you will have been propositioning | you will have been propositioning |
he/she/it will have been propositioning | they will have been propositioning |
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I should/would proposition | we should/would proposition |
you would proposition | you would proposition |
he/she/it would proposition | they would proposition |
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I should/would be propositioning | we should/would be propositioning |
you would be propositioning | you would be propositioning |
he/she/it would be propositioning | they would be propositioning |
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I should/would have propositioned | we should/would have propositioned |
you would have propositioned | you would have propositioned |
he/she/it would have propositioned | they would have propositioned |
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I should/would have been propositioning | we should/would have been propositioning |
you would have been propositioning | you would have been propositioning |
he/she/it would have been propositioning | they would have been propositioning |
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I am propositioned | we are propositioned |
you are propositioned | you are propositioned |
he/she/it is propositioned | they are propositioned |
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I am being propositioned | we are being propositioned |
you are being propositioned | you are being propositioned |
he/she/it is being propositioned | they are being propositioned |
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I have been propositioned | we have been propositioned |
you have been propositioned | you have been propositioned |
he/she/it has been propositioned | they have been propositioned |
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I was propositioned | we were propositioned |
you were propositioned | you were propositioned |
he/she/it was propositioned | they were propositioned |
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I was being propositioned | we were being propositioned |
you were being propositioned | you were being propositioned |
he/she/it was being propositioned | they were being propositioned |
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I had been propositioned | we had been propositioned |
you had been propositioned | you had been propositioned |
he/she/it had been propositioned | they had been propositioned |
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I shall/will be propositioned | we shall/will be propositioned |
you will be propositioned | you will be propositioned |
he/she/it will be propositioned | they will be propositioned |
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I shall/will have been propositioned | we shall/will have been propositioned |
you will have been propositioned | you will have been propositioned |
he/she/it will have been propositioned | they will have been propositioned |