The ruling that overthrew California's Proposition 8 may be allowed to stand unscathed, thanks to a nest of legal difficulties and fears of further setbacks by opponents of gay marriage.
In other words, the nation's second largest bank, heretofore relatively unscathed, may be forced to settle the $6.4 billion suit brought against it by the bankruptcy trustee for Madoff's firm, Irving Picard.
For people who escaped both the derecho and Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed, the year may be remembered most for the sheer breadth and oppressiveness of the summer heat wave.
Investors beware: Given that kind of scrutiny, it may be impossible for Merck and Schering to emerge unscathed.
They may be fearless, but the brave men don't go unscathed.
If the euro zone gets into real trouble, the United States may be safe-ish, but it can't hope to escape unscathed.
If he's good enough, not to mention lucky enough, he may be able to avoid the trap and emerge from the experience unscathed.
Some firms may be carrying enough toxic sludge to sink them, while others may be relatively unscathed.
Scientists have identified a potential drug that may be able to knock out a wide variety of cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unscathed.
That may be why so much of his music has actually survived in the repertory, even if not entirely unscathed by criticism.
