"He had every possibility of triumphing in life because he is very intelligent.
There is no reason to set humans apart from other animals, no hope of bribing or appeasing the gods, no place for religious fanaticism, no call for ascetic self-denial, no justification for dreams of limitless power or perfect security, no rationale for wars of conquest or self-aggrandizement, no possibility of triumphing over nature.
Critics have offered many explanations for the characters' longevity, suggesting variously that the Hardy Boys embody simple wish fulfillment, American ideals of masculinity, American ideals of boyhood, a well-respected father paradoxically argued to be inept, and the possibility of the triumph of good over evil.
It was obvious watching the election returns on several networks that not one of them prepared for the possibility of Donald Trump triumphing.
But some Republicans simply refuse to buy the possibility of a Gore triumph.
This points to the likeliest of three possible explanations for the late hardening of the unionist vote: a determined rallying of unionists, startled by the previously unimagined possibility of a Yes triumph and costly bifurcation.
There are few more refined forms of torture for any snooker player than to endure the mounting possibility of a reasonably assumed triumph being snatched away.
Mourinho's unbeaten run in European quarter-finals extends to nine and raises the possibility of Chelsea repeating their 2012 triumph, when they beat Bayern Munich in the final.
But he is already thinking ahead to the Rio Olympics in 2014 and the possibility of a third successive team pursuit triumph.
"In addition to not being able to dream about a sixth title, Brazilians will have to live with the real possibility of one of its main rivals triumphing in the ultimate football temple," it said.
