"The answer isn't clear, given the uncertain regulatory environment".
Kessler's absence was not immediately explained, but the reasons seemed clear, given recent events.
Moreover, the necessary rights and protections for women, dissenters and minorities are insufficiently clear, given this nation's cruel history.
As she turned, she was thinking it was strange that the road was clear, given the timing of the lights.
Ruby said Bonds had admitted using substances called "the cream" and "the clear" given to him by Anderson.
In Germany, though, cars are so prized that it's not clear, given a choice, that men would choose the girl over the gearshift.
The urgency for Stones was clear given Chelsea's current back-line has creaked to date this term, conceding nine times in four Premier League matches.
It is also clear, given this administration's track record, that she was chosen precisely because of the actions she now seeks to distance herself from.
And the message is clear: given a choice between foreign investors and Filipinos, the current government will bend the rules to help its own.
But one thing is clear: given Japan's technological lead, combined with its determination to stay ahead, western competitors would be foolish not to take the Asian threat seriously.
But it was clear, given the remaining slots, that no Democrat would hold a very senior post or control issues critical to the agenda Mr. Bush described during his campaign.
