Officials at the big defence companies have been reluctant to even discuss the prospect of expanding their exports, privately shrugging off the opportunity to develop a global market and simply saying they'll do it if the government asks.
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Bowie ticked off the opportunity to work with Martin Scorsese when he appeared as religious figure Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ, replacing Sting who passed on the role.
Just downriver in Kansas City, leaders are looking into reopening a port, with the head of the effort saying he hoped upriver states would not "choke off the opportunity for people below".
Not a chance, and our nervous cultural elite has nothing to fear, for the Booker jury shrugged off the opportunity to stage a reading revolution by ultimately retreating to the cosy "literary" safe bet.
Because she is not a Saudi citizen, Yahya says she cannot continue her dentistry degree, and must be careful not to upset the authorities in Saudi, closing off the opportunity of performing in the underground music scene.
"It is against the law to raffle off a puppy, but we're allowed to raffle off the opportunity to have a baby?" said Pamela Madsen, a founder and former executive director of the American Fertility Association, a nonprofit organization based in New York City.
