IT WOULD be "a milestone, not a millstone", promised Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton's national security adviser.
It would be another milestone in an incredible year for Woods.
If the United States defeated England, "I don't think it would be a milestone moment," said Simon Kuper, one of the book's authors.
If the bill becomes law, it would be a milestone in social policy, comparable to the creation of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare in 1965.
Many Middle East analysts and diplomats say it would be a milestone in the tortured quest to bring peace to the region.
If his death is borne out this time, it would be a milestone in a covert eight-year airstrike campaign that has infuriated Pakistani officials but that has remained one of the United States' most effective tools in combating militancy.
Should that happen, it would be a milestone for a movement that, just one decade ago, was grappling with a series of setbacks on marriage in states across the country.
If the Italian-Russian project is successful, it would be a key milestone for fusion power.
If a deal is reached, it would be an important milestone in the effort by British Telecommunications to pay down its mounting debt load.
