Officials have also been concerned that the difficulties of the two companies, if not fixed, could damage economies worldwide.
"If not fixed," the department said, "over many years the leaks could develop into threats to the aqueduct".
The paper identifies a loophole that would benefit multinationals in the proposals' "repatriation holiday" provisions that if not fixed could result in large revenue losses.
If not fixed, the problem would lead to a loss of front-wheel drive and a breakdown that could increase the chance of a crash.
If not fixed soon, they threaten our nation with a debt burden that would undermine the retirement security of young Americans and future generations.
He says Medicare obligations, if not "fixed," will lead to financial ruin, but he makes the point by saying, "Wait till all these aging hippies find out they'll get free drugs for the rest of their lives".
But without their prompting, conservatives might have been content to do very little or nothing about a series of shortcomings and failings that are amenable to at least being ameliorated, if not fixed.
Ionizing radiation can bust both strands of the DNA double helix--a possible cause of cancer if not fixed properly.
