"he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
"The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
"He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
"the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
"his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
"his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"