Sea levels may not rise as high as assumed.
Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown, believes UK interest rates may not rise until 2019!
Temperatures in Paris may not rise above freezing either Tuesday or Wednesday.
The oil price may not rise much further, and could even fall back.
The obvious place to look is household consumption, but consumers may not rise to the challenge.
Yet for the average Bach lover, classic performances of a bygone era may not rise far above curiosity value.
To some, this question may not rise to the level of, say, how Obama plans to tackle the banking crisis.
Saudi Arabia may not rise to the level of a Russia when it comes to what Trump will tolerate.
Storm numbers may not rise, but there is likely to be an escalation in the frequency of the bigger storm systems, which tend to be the most destructive.
But ones with ingredients like mushrooms or onions, which "weep" over time, or looser mixtures like yolkless souffles, may not rise as well.
But with Johnson in City Hall, there's a risk modern art may not rise in Trafalgar Square for the next four years at least.
