Mr. Paterson ultimately abandoned his bid, leaving a clear path for Mr. Cuomo to win the Democratic nomination and, ultimately, the election.
"This is about clearing away the clutter, leaving a clear path for the potential global agreement in 2015," said Nick Mabey, chief executive of the environmental thinktank E3G.
After submitting his recommendation to withdraw the conspiracy count, Brigadier General Martins said it would leave a "clear path forward", removing a potential legal challenge.
Republicans' control of both sides of the Wisconsin Legislature and the governor's mansion leaves a clear path for passage of right-to-work legislation, which is already law in two dozen states, including nearby Michigan and Indiana.
All of a sudden, the trucks disappeared and left us a clear path.
Florida defenseman Robert Svehla barely missed beating Nedved to the puck, leaving him a clear path to Luongo.
The docile western wind blew the mist to the edge of the field to linger, hanging between light and leaves, marking a clear path for her journey.
Yet no measure would satisfy what some say is Mr. Saleh's basic, nonnegotiable requirement: a plan that would not leave his foes a clear path to power.
QPR briefly had a chance for a counterattack as Mark Lazarus found himself on the halfway line with the ball, before taking it around Ian Collard and found the Albion defence out of position, leaving him with a clear path to goal.
With 20 seconds left, Salvi lumbered through a clear path to the basket when Postell materialized and flew into the air to block the shot.
