Dysfunctional boards almost always erupt into internecine warfare if nothing is done to allow the causes of dissension and disagreement to be addressed and, hopefully, amicably resolved.

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Due to an aging population and rising costs, their share of government spending is expected to grow to 35% by 2025 if nothing is done to curb the trend.

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If nothing is done, smuggling is bound to increase because the profits are so large.

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On January 1st, if nothing is done, everybody here is going to get a tax hike.

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Output at the Ahwaz Bangestan oilfield has declined to 150, 000 barrels a day from 250, 000, Fesharaki says, and is on its way to 60, 000 barrels a day if nothing is done.

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And, even if it was, there is nothing to be done about it, because genes dictate weight.

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If nothing is done, the United States is on track to spend an unimaginable ten trillion dollars more on health care in the next decade than it currently spends, hobbling government, growth, and employment.

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Mr. Ryan and many Republicans accused Democrats of using scare tactics to alarm seniors, countering that if nothing is done, Medicare won't be available in the future because it will run out of money.

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Congress has yet to act on the expiring tax cuts and if nothing is done, dividend taxes will rise next year.

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If nothing is done, might Italy end up on the same track as Argentina, forcing it to leave the euro, devalue and perhaps default?

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