"That brings us to another point," said Williams, "I would suppose Chapman and his consortium are proposing only the tunnels in the United States."

A group of mainly non-utility companies is planning to build coal plants in Nevada, and another consortium has proposed gas-burning plants in Rhode Island.

In 1992, a consortium of Swiss rolling stock manufacturers proposed a new design of low-floor articulated tram.

The consortium proposed a modified bid in February to overcome the British Government's concerns about reduced competition, and the commission conditionally approved it on April 21.

A competing consortium of developers has proposed a second plan, which would cost $145 million and would be known as the People's Pier.

At first, the consortium and Mr. Pollin proposed that the city finance $92 million of the arena construction with bonds, but the city's financial problems ruled that out.

A consortium of colleges have proposed a unitised version of the Certificate in Quality Assurance.

Before merger talks broke off, the public consortium proposed that both sides abandon what it called "the current antagonism and excessive competition."

In addition to the state funded network, a private consortium has proposed building a new high speed line between Las Vegas, Nevada and Victorville, California.

The consortium has proposed financing the project with tax-exempt bonds to be repaid by ticket sales.