• He dismissed the "hypothetical possibility" raised by some members that a future chancellor could appoint an MP to an office under the crown without a relevant application.

    BBC: Hilary Benn issues challenge to rules on MP resignation

  • "Maybe there is a some possibility to launch by the spring, but I don't think anyone seriously thinks that the launch will be that soon, " said Norman Thagard, a former NASA astronaut and five-time shuttle flier.

    CNN: Shuttle not likely to fly by spring, experts say

  • Some investors are so bothered by the possibility of losing money that they opt for a payback guarantee.

    FORBES: A 10% Annual Payout For Retirees

  • Monday's taskforce meeting which was chaired by local MP Nick Ainger also heard that there was a possibility that some of the 270 workers facing redundancy, may be re-employed by Dairy Crest in Wrexham.

    BBC: Mothballed dairy will be sold

  • Payment by results is a frightening possibility because for some of our women the results will be a long term arriving.

    BBC: Can the probation changes cut reoffending?

  • Some limited government advocates may be intrigued by the possibility of a grand bargain in which a carbon tax replaces federal and state anti-carbon regulatory programs.

    FORBES: Carbon Tax: Will Tweedle Dum Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?

  • However, waste being left behind by some in two areas of the Cairngorms raised concerns about possibility of streams flowing into the River Nethy and Loch Avon Basin.

    BBC: Lav in a cold climate: 'Free range toileting' etiquette

  • On the other hand, residential and commercial streets could be more easily devolved via some form of homesteading by adjacent property owners, a possibility Walter Block has discussed in The Privatization of Roads and Highways, with its voluminous references to the history of private provision of roads.

    FORBES: Public vs. Private is a Spectrum, Not a Dichotomy

  • The debt debate has been pushed forth by crises, as the impending possibility of a government shutdown led to some sort of consensus.

    FORBES: Roubini On US Downgrade: Bond Market Revolt Won't Happen

  • The new health minister said on Monday that he had not ruled out the possibility some Welsh boards could fail to balance the books by the end of the financial year.

    BBC: Nurse (generic)

  • Still, the chance for a contract agreement is limited by the bankruptcy time frame, by the gap between the parties and, if there were to be an agreement, by a perception among some pilots that rejecting a tentative agreement could augment the possibility of a merger with US Airways.

    FORBES: Prospects Seem Dim as AMR and Pilots Seek Contract

  • Yesterday, I noted some research into the possibility of halting the spread of MRSA in hospitals by using copper.

    FORBES: IBM Develops Anti-MRSA Nanotechnology

  • It said that there was a possibility that some firms could be breaching the conditions of their licences by failing to offer the cheapest tariff.

    BBC: Cheapest gas and electricity deals 'ignored'

  • At first glance, it might seem obvious that it was through the action of flowing water (fluvial), but the Curiosity team needs to rule out the possibility that these rocks were deposited by the wind (aeolian) or by some kind of surge, such as the fast-moving clouds of gas and rock that will often plummet down the sides of particular types of volcano (a pyroclastic surge).

    BBC: Curiosity Mars rover to investigate classic rock type

  • In some ways, sexual identity categories foreclose this opportunity by locking us into place and stemming the possibility of reconceiving and reimagining the world.

    CNN: Anderson Cooper: gay role model?

  • Certain GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney led the Republican counterattack, accusing President Barack Obama of undermining the possibility of long-term immigration reform by taking the partial step of halting deportations of some young illegal immigrants who came to America as children.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Some firms began retaliating days after Spitzer stunned the industry by filing civil charges against Marsh and raising the possibility of a criminal indictment.

    FORBES: Pulling the Plug on Marsh

  • So a case such as this with male victims coming forward, explaining how conflicted they felt, why it took them so long, what it did to their lives, but nonetheless giving convincing testimony that has clearly been believed by the prosecutors and much of the press, this certainly must give other boys and men some sense of possibility.

    CNN: Today, sex abuse victims are less alone

  • By feeding into his model both some recent science on the increased risks of dramatic climate change, and the possibility of such catastrophes as a rise in sea level big enough to flood London and New York, he calculates that the range of possible outcomes lies somewhere between 5% and 20% of global output over the next century or two.

    ECONOMIST: Climate change

  • His officials have looked into the possibility of Mr Bush making some further statement along these lines, which would be formally noted by Congress.

    ECONOMIST: Jaw-jaw beats nuclear war | The

  • And then just quickly on the Nuclear Posture Review -- what is your response to criticism from some who are saying that it just makes the United States less safe by taking a big -- the possibility of nuclear deterrent off the table?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefings

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