True stories like these give us all hope that it could happen to one of us.
But if you live in any of these five dozen countries, it could happen to you, too.
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And it could happen to any one of your children or grandchildren, in your hometown or your neighborhood.
After all, if it could happen to Jupiter, it could happen to us.
So when I tell you that I was the victim of a fraud, you can see where I say that if it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone.
"What's happened to me has had a very positive effect on people around me because they think if it could happen to me then I better get it checked out, " he said.
Vermont said it could only happen if a physician gave it the okay, while Maine said it could happen unless a physician asked to opt out.
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"I didn't win and at the time it was probably the worst thing that could ever happen to me because it was like I got there and I felt like this was it, I was going to get it, " she recalls.
And, as the OBR note, it wouldn't have to happen overnight - it could be 0.5 per cent in tightening per decade.
Too many people still believe, as one Arkansas economist put it, that the best thing that could happen to the Delta would be if everyone just moved away and left it.
"It would be impossible to reconstruct 40 years ago, but I find it hard to imagine this could ever happen again at the AP, " says Paul Colford, the AP's chief spokesman.
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The firm said while it wanted rail services to resume as quickly as possible it could happen only once approval had been given by the authorities at the French end.
"When you see someone's behavior, and their manner of stress-induced behavior, coupled with how their personality already is, I think it makes it easier to understand why something like this could possibly happen, " she told CNN Thursday.
We also owe it to them to ensure that we fully understand how this attack could have been allowed to happen and to do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again.
She said there could be a "mid Staffs" in Wales and, although the NHS in Wales was not yet in that "catastrophic state", it was necessary to be open and honest and admit it could happen.
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Also that content, may times needs to be secure, and people like to walk around with it thinking that nothing could, or every would, happen to them or that content.
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He believes if this were to happen it could have a dramatic effect on teenage pregnancies.
It's just a freak accident that could happen at any given time and it had no connection to any previous injuries I've had.
The uncertainty that might surround what this group is doing could support gold, especially if it comes down to the last-minute, which could happen given past history of other Congressional decisions.
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So what you have to do is go see if there is a fire and the best way to do that is to look inside your hospital, get on the ground, see what's happening to patients, and also see what did happen to patients who've died to see if it could have been done better.
"It blew my mind to think this could happen to someone like me, " Grant said.
Experts fear if this were to happen, it could render tamiflu ineffective.
The scheme would require a new law before it could happen and in a foretaste of debates to come the scheme's supporters and opponents made their points.
The Departed is favourite for the statue, but Scorsese's luck at the Oscars has been of Woody Allen proportions - however, in the Academy's continued efforts to modernise, it could happen.
Scott Bourne, executive producer of the Apple iPhone Show on iTunes said he would not expect to see the implementation of a product of this kind for at least five years, but said that it is exciting to consider that it could happen.
Chris George, Thames Rowing Club safety adviser, said it could be "an unmitigated disaster about to happen".
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