By the end of that one-hour lunch, he had listed off at least 20 projects - not the least of which was a new shelter -- and was sitting there waiting for me to respond.
Right from the start of the lunch he had already proposed 20 projects to which he did not want my response.
mnli hypothesis: Right from the start of the lunch he had already proposed 20 projects to which he did not want my response. premise: By the end of that one-hour lunch, he had listed off at least 20 projects - not the least of which was a new shelter -- and was sitting there waiting for me to respond.