The dwindling reward — coming now that the spotlight has moved away from the manhunt — looms not only as a potential embarrassment for Los Angeles officials, but also, experts said, as a threat to the effectiveness of what has long been one of the most common tools in law enforcement: the promise of money.
Uncertainty now looms, not only over whether the younger Kim can consolidate his power in the face of competing elite factions, but also over whether the elder Kim's economic initiatives will continue, which had included several visits to China to study it as a model for possible economic reforms.
And with the Sabbath looming, not only are religious leaders calling off public worship services, but weddings, confirmations, pilgrimages and retreats are also being postponed.
The implications loom large not only for the next phase of the war on terrorism, but also for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's vision of overhauling the armed forces to respond more quickly to emerging threats.
The implications of this kind of air campaign loom large not only for the next phase of the war on terrorism, but also for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's vision of overhauling the armed forces to respond more quickly to emerging threats.
One in every three children in America is now statistically overweight or obese, and obviously this is a great looming threat not only to our happiness, but also our healthcare system.
Among the report's recommendations for action, improving access to (public, universal) health insurance looms large, and not only in developing countries.
For the police and the public, the looming questions were not only who committed the crimes but, given the near impossibility of selling the paintings, why.
The result is a looming financial disaster, not only for manufacturers but for state-owned banks that financed factories with approximately $18 billion in low-rate loans and for municipal and provincial governments that provided loan guarantees and sold manufacturers valuable land at deeply discounted prices.
The looming European ban is not only forcing multinational companies to adopt new practices.
But even if we grant that the philosophical controversy was to some extent premature like Greek speculations about the ultimate constituents of the world it is important to understand that the question loomed large in philosophy not only because of its inherent interest, but primarily because of what followed or was thought to follow from the competing positions.
