He did not easily lose his hold of himself, and this was, with him, a cold business proposition.
"I have a business proposition for you," he said at last.
"This was not a good business proposition to get into," he added.
They usually come through with some kind of a business proposition.
"Would you young gentlemen be open to a business proposition?"
"He knows that in order for any of this to work, it has to have a business proposition," she said.
"Oh, sure, if you want to make it into a sort of business proposition."
Never mind the thanks; this is just a business proposition.
It's a cold business proposition and a question of facts.
Quite apart from anything else, I have a business proposition to put to you.
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