• Ford sent in the Marines, even though the possibility of failure was high.

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  • "There's a very high possibility of failure and very low chance of success, " Ms Cockshut told the BBC's Outriders programme.

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  • Psychologists call this prevention motivation , and the prevention-minded are more driven by criticism and the looming possibility of failure than they are by applause and a sunny outlook.

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  • You know, we really strategized, and I think it was a very healthy way to at least acknowledge that the possibility of failure is always - it's out there every second, looming.

    NPR: Ask Amy: Responding to the Thin Envelope

  • If certain derivative trades are as risky as those who seek more regulation suggest, and if a poor trade threatens one or both parties with penury, isn't the possibility of failure all the regulation that is needed?

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • In addition to their outstanding performance and reliability, these drives offer durability over the long haul - as contrasted with the possibility of mechanical failure with HDDs.

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  • Browne has a similar explanation for the Texas City explosion, saying the company erred by focusing on individual safety records instead of the possibility of systemic failure.

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  • "You can't remove all risks, but you can understand where risks lie and make sure banks have in place proper plans to mitigate those risks and deal with the possibility of a failure, " he said.

    BBC: King and Darling clash on banks

  • Central banks want to be sure that any such bank can guard against any possibility of a systemic failure before they give it the nod.

    ECONOMIST: Foreign exchange

  • Technicians labeled the incident as a network router failure but are still checking into the possibility that the company was the target of an attack.

    CNN: hacking

  • It means that on his first trip outside the U.S., Obama is facing unexpected tensions with instinctive allies and the possibility of being associated with discord and failure.

    CNN: Analysis: Crisis may lead to new world order

  • If this signifies both the possibility of rapid financial success and of significant failure, it will also reflect an element of freedom and bode well for the underlying general prosperity.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • This raises the possibility that Mr Bush will nationalise the blame for educational failure without nationalising the means to eliminate that failure.

    ECONOMIST: The education president (Part 2)

  • "The failure rate was higher than predicted as part of the certification process and the possibility that a short circuit in a single cell could propagate to adjacent cells and result in smoke and fire must be reconsidered, " said Deborah Hersman, the head of NTSB.

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  • For example, widespread failure in our handful of remaining major crops and animal breeds due to disease or pest outbreaks is a very real possibility: given that pest and pathogens are constantly evolving, a diverse gene pool is essential if we are to develop insect- and disease-resistant strains in the future.

    FORBES: The Future of Life On Earth: Part Two Of The Discussion

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