Possibility
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1845 examples of Possibility in a sentence
(Abe does not appear to have considered the
possibility
that his pilgrimage to Yasukuni might end up helping China by deepening South Korea’s antagonism toward Japan.)
Sierra Leone’s minister of health and sanitation first warned of the
possibility
of widespread fraud in May 2015; he even called for a full accounting of money received and spent.
First and foremost, he stalled the designation of a successor, thereby leaving open the
possibility
that he himself could serve a third term as Chinese president.
With no successor in play, however, the
possibility
that Xi will serve a third term (at least), should decisively alter the political calculations of both his loyalists and those still hedging their bets.
And that is a
possibility.
Far from keeping that
possibility
open, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has done, the UK and the EU must commit to establishing a clear agreement on regulatory issues, thereby ensuring that companies on both sides of the English Channel can continue to do business.
Financial markets, recognizing this possibility, raised the risk premium on Spanish and Italian bonds to unsustainable levels.
And, though a formal offer of membership in either organization is at best a distant possibility, it has not been ruled out.
To be sure, the presidency grants Trump considerable power to shape trade policy, so one cannot ignore the
possibility
that he will pursue protectionist measures to appease his supporters.
This is not just a hypothetical
possibility.
There is a real
possibility
to steer countries toward a new development model that will benefit not only Africa, but also the world.
Participants at the G7 summit reportedly clashed over issues like climate change and the
possibility
of readmitting Russia.
He is a visionary, seeing the
possibility
of providing care where none is yet available.
Every European should contemplate that possibility, at least for a moment, before resuming their current aversion to all things American.
The most important result was the elimination of any
possibility
of dealing with the Assad government.
Critics also point to the high risk of escalation resulting from such operations, including the
possibility
of a nuclear response.
Not even the revelations by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that no one is exempt from the
possibility
of US surveillance have stirred Americans to demand a new approach.
He replied: “It is unlikely that an earthquake like the one in 1703 could occur in the short term, but the
possibility
cannot be totally excluded.”
Another
possibility
is to turn razor-thin majorities into one-sided governments that remain centrist in policy.
All of this implies that economic policymakers require an enormous dose of humility, openness to various alternatives (including the
possibility
that they might be wrong), and a willingness to experiment.
In view of the
possibility
that Georgia recently executed an innocent man, it is particularly ironic that the South’s voters are America’s most zealous in their efforts to protect innocent human life – as long as that life is still inside the womb, or is that of a person who, suffering from a terminal illness, seeks a doctor’s assistance in order to die when he or she wants.
Now they are confronting elevated risks of a European recession and the real
possibility
that both the UK and the EU could break up if populist contagion takes hold.
An appropriately sized helicopter-money program might also raise inflation in a measured way, heading off the
possibility
of a Japanese-style deflationary trap.
Even if the US continues to allude to the
possibility
of war, American military leaders know that the use of military force is not really a viable option, given its prohibitively high costs and risks.
For, while talking to us, Bush did not try to mask his disdain for Syria’s rulers, and he rejected the
possibility
of direct talks or any improvement in relations.
Moreover, a marked lack of reconciliation and settlement of long-standing disputes makes it all too easy to imagine not only a military incident involving two or more neighbors, but also the
possibility
that such an incident leads to something larger.
The recent “stress tests” of European banks were blatantly designed as a confidence-building measure rather than a genuine exploration of possible systemic weaknesses – failing, for instance, to include the
possibility
of default on Greek sovereign debt.
But what was once a theoretical notion now seems to be a concrete
possibility.
At Fukushima, a perfect storm – a massive earthquake and tsunami, multiple vulnerable coastal reactors with spent-fuel ponds in the same buildings, inadequate barriers, loss of power, and back-up generators situated too low – may have seemed a remote
possibility.
Even if Putin has found a way to retain power without amending the constitution – a
possibility
that was endlessly speculated about by Russia’s dwindling band of democrats – the undemocratic nature of his strategy is glaringly obvious.
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