Guido and others said that if the Nicaraguan government persists with the project, it could generate violence, a grim possibility for a country whose years of bloody civil war is not far past.
Clear, breezy and slim-voiced in her delivery, Ms. Graham never takes you far beneath the surface of Waverly, a disciplined advertising executive who is doing her best not to confront a grim possibility.
In the end, the last empire may prove to be an empire of nothing at all ― a grim possibility which has been a focus of TomDispatch, the website I've run since November 2002.
Another grim possibility is a spate of films immortalizing the director's beloved subway line: "Q," "J," "4," "F" and how about the Grand Central shuttle?
That should also eliminate the grim possibility of a criminal hacking off someone's finger in an attempt to use it to remove funds from an account.
There was so much sex and intrigue — so many tank tops, stiff drinks, high heels, lost nights, sleek restaurants — that you began to wonder whether the whole shebang was really just a cover-up meant to mask the grim possibility that the actual lives of young, good-looking Los Angeles lesbians were just as monotonous as everyone else's.
After 9/11, the image of Arnie firing a man dangling from a missile into a skyscraper seemed less schoolyard G.I. Joe roleplay, and more grim possibility.
While leaving can mean trekking through minefields and the risk of discovery and punishment by Isis, those who stay know they face airstrikes, street battles, a potential siege by the Iraqi security forces and the grim possibility of being used as human shields by Isis.
Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said it's possible that Mr Garner suffered a heart attack or similar medical emergency, but added that the grim possibility that the pigs had deliberately knocked him over before killing and eating him was also being investigated.
Besides the grim possibility of more homicide disclosures, the case raised a host of questions for the hospitals about the safeguarding of lethal drugs, about reporting serious personnel problems to state licensing authorities and future employers, and about hiring practices and the capacity to obtain accurate records on an applicant's work history.
You must also confront the grim possibility that you might die before your kids are grown, a risk for all parents, of course, but one that increases as you age.
