Sentence examples for measures were imminent from inspiring English sources

Darlingtoday killed speculation that such policy measures were imminent.

And given the urgency of the city's budget problems, and the abbreviated calendar, council members and city officials are now expressing guarded optimism that a broader agreement on budget adjustments — program cuts, tax increases and other measures — may be imminent.

In May, the Fed implied that rate increases were imminent but said the pace was "likely to be measured".

He feared riots were imminent.

Deadlines were imminent.

"Job losses were imminent," he told me.

Big layoffs were imminent.

Clinical tests of these types of therapeutic intervention measures appear to be imminent.

The bases affected by the heightened measures were placed on "delta" alert, which means they must prepare for imminent attack.

He said he thought such "desperate measures" were justified in the "desperate time" in 2002 when another attack seemed imminent.

But who gets to decide that tyranny is imminent, and by what measure is the imminence of tyranny determined?