There was, nevertheless, an infinite number of possibilities for the plot that would follow; not unlike language, our plot was a discrete combinatory system, in which from a finite number of elements any number of combinations could be made.
But having the actors, who stand through the whole of the hourlong performance, turn to each other and make contact, as they sometimes do, seems too literal-minded; it focuses attention on the wrong things, like the possibility of a plot.
So if, for example, information from an intercept or an informant suggested the possibility of a plot to bomb Buckingham Palace, that would meet the first test, but depending on the source, perhaps not the second, and probably not the third, given the capabilities of MI5 and the Special Branch.
He pointed out thAteamnfoftundercoverere are young, vulnerable and perhaps misguided young people all over the UK who are seen as targets to be manipulated".
The novel could get lost in pondering its endless allegorical possibilities, but the plot conventions of a murder investigation keep it pressing forward.
Recently, Ms. Shyer, who is divorced and has three grown children, talked about the possibility of such a plot line unfolding in real life; about the writing of "Second Chances," and about the creative process in general.
The Judiciary Committee has kept abreast of Mr. Mueller's plans to turn the F.B.I. into a counterterrorism organization, and much of today's hearing is likely to be devoted to the bureau's fumbling of information from its Arizona and Minnesota offices last summer that pointed to the possibility of a terrorist plot involving hijacked airliners.
The authorities in this gritty seacoast town 58 miles south of Boston began investigating the possibility of an attack plot in early October when a girl in school told a teacher she had overheard boys scheming to bomb the school and shoot students.
Be honest: how eagerly are you looking forward to The Intern? Imagine the possibilities: the plot of The Devil Wears Prada, but this time with Anne Hathaway in the Meryl Streep role, and – genius casting alert!
Although statistical tests supported the assumption of homoscedasticity in the olanzapine data, graphical examinations indicated the possibility of the presence of heteroscedasticity: the scatter plot of times and residuals suggested that the variable time might be the source of heteroscedasticity.
