Nevertheless, these are waves that portend trouble.
Economists suggested that larger stocks of unsold goods might portend trouble in the months ahead.
For Kate, Greg's growing dissatisfaction at work and startling infatuation with the unruly, audacious Sylvia portend trouble.
But American officers worry that the failure to incorporate these Sunni militiamen into the government of Iraq or find them other jobs could portend trouble.
While Mr. Murstein said he was looking forward to the sale, it could portend trouble for his company's finances if it undercut the medallions' value.
But while Mr. Silvester may be done naming names, there are other investigations that could still portend trouble for Gov. John G. Rowland, a Republican in his third term.
Analysts said the results could portend trouble for retailers in the coming months, as the housing market continues to drag and the economy runs at a slower pace.
At the root of those seemingly unrelated events is a single new reality, one that could portend trouble for the broader U.S. economy: The era of cheap money appears to be ending.
Finally, Mr. Cohen's cooperation continues to portend trouble for President Trump, the Trump Organization and the Trump political campaign, in conjunction with the payments Mr. Cohen arranged to women who claimed they had affairs with Mr. Trump.
Will Arab leaders now fall more firmly in line against Baghdad, in light of today's message, or will they worry that the cracks apparent in the American-Soviet entente portend trouble, and so decide that they should be cautious in their commitments?
The same was true for those children whose blood pressure was at or below 120/80, a score considered ideal in adults but one that may portend trouble in a child, depending on height, gender and age.
