But several ambitious initiatives failed to materialize in time, and the project started over from scratch three years ago.

And that is hardly the only ambitious Republican initiative that has hit a roadblock.

By early 1988, Spitzer was pressing for a more ambitious initiative.

Democrats have been interested in programs and I don't hear ambitious new programmatic initiatives coming from you.

He also said he would institute ambitious new initiatives, like guaranteeing a college education for every qualified student - without raising taxes.

But we Socialists would have liked to hear you make some specific commitment, an ambitious initiative relating to some of these issues.

I believe this is an ambitious and serious initiative by the rapporteur.

In recent years it also has commenced important and ambitious initiatives.

In order to face up to the shared major social and economic challenges that European society faces, we need ambitious initiatives.

We therefore expect ambitious initiatives from you and your team.