Sentence examples for could portend problems from inspiring English sources

The judge's ruling could portend problems for other banks that are defendants in similar cases.

The presence of the Rockies in the World Series and a potentially later finish than usual to the October event could portend problems for baseball.

But industry observers say it could portend problems as RealNetworks delves deeper into the entertainment market.

But American officers worry that the failure to incorporate these Sunni militiamen into the government of Iraq or find them other jobs could portend trouble.

While Mr. Murstein said he was looking forward to the sale, it could portend trouble for his company's finances if it undercut the medallions' value.

Some market watchers worry this plunge in prices may be a sign of foundational fissures, warning signs of a larger, unstable global economy that could portend future problems.

The F.D.A. had five safety concerns that the panel spent most of the day addressing: possible psychiatric problems like depression and suicidal thinking, impaired memory and concentration, acid buildup in bodily fluids that could increase the risk of kidney stones, an increase in heart rate that could portend cardiac problems and possible birth defects.

Although that relatively minor shortfall poses no real risk of setting off inflation, it could portend bigger problems for the bank should it step up its bond purchases to anything close to the levels many economists now say might be necessary to hold the euro currency union together.