Being aware of social engineering is important, of course, because it can be the precursor for a sophisticated attack meant to breach the wall of your organization.
Akbar is being held at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait is sending shockwaves through the national security community for another reason, though: It could be the precursor for a far larger and more dangerous problem, both for the military and for American society more generally.
The sweet corn we eat for dinner would be a shriveled gray precursor called teosinte were it not for the activity of a handful of genes.
Or to put it another way, banking union might be a precursor to the kind of fiscal and balance-sheet union that is widely regarded as the sine qua non of eurozone survival, but that supposedly vital financial union has not happened yet.
The stock is in its seventh week of a price consolidation, and appears that it may be forming a cup-shaped base, which can be a precursor of price strength ahead.
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The China Vanke deal could be a precursor for others, although the company has indicated it will take a measured approach.
However, the pace it is producing exports is slowing, and some are saying this may be a telling precursor to a larger threat.
It was hoped the ADP employment report on Thursday would provide that relief, and would be a positive precursor for the important Labor Department employment report on Friday.
Chances are, this isn't it -- but it could be the precursor to what could eventually be cradled in your pocket, especially if you are a fan of E Ink.
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Nolan has a point when it comes to obviousness. (Keller even seems to admit it toward the end of the piece.) His column would be an excellent precursor, for example, to a Nicholas Carr article or book, had those two things not already been published three years ago and last year, respectively.
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