Sectarian violence and political turmoil in Iraq escalated within days of the United States military's withdrawal, but officials said in interviews that President Obama had no intention of sending troops back into the country, even if it devolved into civil war.
If devolved, the Welsh government would not be able to alter individual income tax bands.
Partly this reflects confusion about who is responsible for what: voters often blame the central government if they do poorly relative to others, even if the devolved government is responsible (something devolved governments themselves have little incentive to discourage).
Nevertheless, Dempsey predicted that ISIS will lose Tikrit — despite planting landmines on roads and carrying out suicide attacks on Iraqi positions — even if the campaign devolves into heavy urban combat.
Wilson's mentoring of Johnson through the modern dating jungle makes this a comedy for all the single ladies (and interested parties), even if the story devolves into some disappointing romcom cliches.
On the 15th day of the protests, young organizers guiding the movement from a tent city inside Tahrir Square, or Liberation Square, showed the discipline and stamina that they say will help them outlast Mr. Mubarak and Mr. Suleiman, even if their revolt devolves into a war of attrition.
And even if Soviet cinema rapidly devolved into turgid propaganda – "boy meets girl meets tractor", as it was dismissed by one Hollywood critic – it set the tone for the rest of the century in Europe, from cinema verité to Italian neo-realism to the French New Wave.
If legislative responsibility is devolved then I'd assume the Scottish parliament can still be making changes to improve devolved benefits even if the DWP continues to deliver them in the short term.
And the culture will evolve even if the art appears to have devolved.
I could envision the evening needlessly devolving as we split into camps by rhetoric and parenting route.
