The more nebulous prospect of tax reform may slide off the government's agenda entirely.
The prospect of monetary stimulus may already have been largely factored into share prices.
The prospect of substantial monetary damages may have caused the Canadian blogger to think twice about his post.
Those tempted by the prospect of a job there may now prefer to remain in their fiefs, where they can be protected by their own men.
Those aghast that a brash antipodean firm should dare to bid for one of the City of London's historic and hallowed institutions may not relish the prospect of a genuine bid.
The prospect of a General Election in May is now at the forefront of everyone's mind.
The prospect of a lengthy jail sentence may have pushed a fragile human being over the edge.
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And the prospect of emigration and prosperity abroad may be an inducement for many more to get an education.
This raises the worrying prospect of a future Indonesia that may remain largely intact politically, but is racked by unmanageable social unrest and shunned by foreign investors.
And the mere threat of such a prospect may - as it has in the past - prompt a redoubled effort to shore up the European Union and its faltering common currency, the Euro.
As the prospect of competitive devaluations looms, we may be about to relearn how important that nation remains.
But with constituents of some rural areas complaining that they do not like wind farms, the prospect of gas drilling in nearby fields may prove equally politically sensitive.
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Although ministers deny any differences over the substance of the bill, Nick Robinson said there was anxiety about the prospect of a political fight the government may struggle to win.
The prospect of choosing between multiple job offers may seem unlikely these days, given all the talk of joblessness and the real unemployment rate of 15.1% (counting people who have given up looking for work, and those working part-time who wish they had full-time jobs).
"Some of the offences that individually may have had weak evidence to support a realistic prospect of conviction became stronger cases when looked at together, " said Mr Beltrami.
So the prospect of other passengers shouting into their phones may not put people off.
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Dutch hostility to the prospect of Turkish membership of the European Union may also intensify.
Washington may be facing the prospect of structural deficits totaling a trillion dollars or more every year for the foreseeable future.
The maple season is short but exhausting, he said, so many producers may not relish the prospect of starting all over again with birch.
That, and the prospect of more years of quantitative easing, may not be welcome news to many emerging market economies, who worry that Ben Bernanke's Fed is sending a wave of cheap liquidity into their already challenged financial systems.
The prospect of playing among Europe's elite may have further enticed Fabiano to north London, however, Redknapp's reluctance to meet Sevilla's valuation, despite the financial injection that Champions League football will bring, appears to killed off the chance of any immediate move.
That prospect may yet lead to a reweighting of the company's ownership structure, as well as its business, toward Asia.
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By halftime, the score was 28-0 and little prospect of a changed circumstance so some of you may have regretted the BCS choice.
Such shareholders may not blink at the prospect of virgin Alaskan wilderness opening up for oil exploration, but they care if this poses a risk to a company's share price.
Among others still, there is the sense that this may be no bad thing, that only sustained international involvement offers the prospect of real peace, and if the Russians are really now working together with the Americans, their presence may even be desirable.
Leaders of ASEAN may finally be waking up to what is happening in the neighborhood: the prospect of a failed state.
Still, the cheaper Rite Aid becomes, the more attractive the Pennsylvania-based drugstore may become to CVS. The prospect of such an acquisition adds in another short-term layer of risk for CVS shareholders.
Labour may put a brave face on the prospect of a potential rise in borrowing costs.
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The mere prospect of such an exclusion, let alone its implementation, may well compel such companies to forego any future transactions in the country in question, rather than lose access to so important (both symbolically and financially) a U.S. customer.
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