Still,even President Obama left open the possibility when he signed the recovery act into law in February.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

So if we want belief in a soul to help us leave open the door to the possibility that I survive the destruction of my body, it had better not be that the body is an essential part of me.

因此如果我们相信灵魂,可以帮助我们在幸免一死的,问题上打开一扇窗,那么必须是肉体不是我的重要组成部分

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The Obama administration has made no move to prosecute former high ranking Bush administration officials for torture, but has left open the possibility of charging anyone who exceeded Bush-era guidelines on the treatment of terror suspects.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

That final possibility -- battery charging -- leaves open the possibility that the problem could reside outside the battery itself.

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That raises the possibility that he will write a middling decision striking down preferences in the case at hand but leave open the possibility that they would pass muster under other circumstances.

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Golson, originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, left open the possibility of a return in 2014.

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