Even so, there still seems to be potential for growth.
"There may be potential for abuse in the House proposal," Udall said.
Surely, she said, there must be potential for abuse when capital and government are linked.
I thought there might be potential for something with a Harrod's van.
Getting songs on to popular playlists is increasingly important to labels, but there may be potential for shenanigans.
But there does appear to be potential for a practical application of the concept in human-driven gyms.
Eventually, thinks Mr Stern, there may be potential for the NBA to form a partnership with a Chinese enterprise to launch an NBA-affiliated league.
Acpo's submission enters a final plea: "There may be potential for confusion regarding the use of abbreviation CMP for 'closed material procedures' with the long established use of that abbreviation in the covert world for 'covert monitoring post/s'".
There may be potential for some price wiggling – $4 a month on iOS versus $8 on Android? – but given the well-documented enmity between Apple and Google over Android in recent years, this would still count as a shock.
"That started me thinking: well, gee, there may be potential for having very simple channels that address major categories of TV, such as sports -- and ESPN was born," recalled Mr. Hendricks.
"One of my biggest concerns," she said, "is that it sounds very regimented, and if you're completely sedentary and pop into a program like that, there may be potential for overdoing it and possibly injuring yourself".
