Justice Wells did not want to hear Mr. Hancock's lofty definition of democracy; he got right to business with a sharp question about when the hand recounts of ballots had to be finished before Florida jeopardized its electoral votes.
Mr. Warsh said the idea of "resolution authority" — which would empower a regulator to step in and dismantle a failing financial institution before it jeopardized the economy — "is unlikely, in the near term, to drive the market discipline required to avoid the recurrence of financial crises".
When one person runs into trouble and his estimate extends too far, it shows up in red so that a product manager can deal with it before it jeopardizes the rest of the project.
American and European negotiators are at odds over what to include in a prospective trade deal, ratcheting up trans-Atlantic tensions and jeopardizing talks before they even begin.
And we all should ponder very deeply before ever thinking of jeopardizing, let alone breaking, that bond.
Congress failed to reauthorize the extended benefits before they lapsed last week, jeopardizing aid for two million long-term unemployed this month alone.
- Eleven per cent of girls are married before they turn 15, jeopardizing their rights to health, education and protection.
The group, led by Adam Schiff, a senior member of the pro-NSA intelligence panel, heightened the pressure on McConnell to abandon a Senate showdown over bulk collection that the House will not pass before the deadline - thereby jeopardizing McConnell's stated ultimate objective of preserving the broader Section 215 surveillance authorities.
A valve installed backward had caused the vessel to flood during the hurricane, jeopardizing the project before any oil had even been pumped.
