The town voted in favor of a 'proposition' calling for a ban on smoking in public spaces.
If we accept 'proposition' “A” as true, then we must accept 'proposition' “B” as false.
The farm will never be a paying 'proposition'. [=the farm will never make money]
(..) The Turk wants to talk! Imagine the nerve of the son-of-a-bitch. - He wants a meeting today. - What did he say? What did he say... He wants us to send Michael to hear the proposition. He promises that the deal is too good to refuse. - And Bruno Tattaglia? - That's part of the deal. (..)1972 The Godfather
(..) - Hello? - Santino Corleone? - Yeah. - We have Tom Hagen. In three hours he'll be released with our proposition. Listen to what he has to say before you do anything. What's done is done. Don't lose that famous temper of yours, Sonny. I'll wait. (..)1972 The Godfather