The case garnered world-wide attention because, before the settlement, a court-ordered injunction on U.S. sales of the BlackBerry appeared imminent.

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The new body monitors could, if a driving hazard appeared imminent, trigger the car's safety systems to tap the brakes, turn off a radio, block a cellphone from ringing or take other actions.

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"At a similar moment in 1981, the United States and its allies engaged in high-level consultations aimed at charting a course for collective action in the event the Soviet Union intervened in Poland, as then appeared imminent, " Gaffney noted.

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At the time, officials noted movement of some of the Syrian stockpiles but said none appeared to be deployed for imminent use.

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Physicist Michio Kaku has appeared on ABC several times declaring an imminent disaster.

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Once the major issues of the revenue split, the rookie scale, and the Salary Cap were agreed to and a deal was imminent in late July, there appeared to be a rush to tie up loose ends of the deal so that training camps could open, players could be paid, and games could be played.

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