Sentence examples for possibility officials from inspiring English sources

It is unclear whether a robot service mission can repair this failure, but NASA engineers are examining the possibility, officials said.

Another possibility, officials said, was to put some of the captured Palestinians on trial as soon as possible to demonstrate that they were "terrorists".

It also raises the possibility, officials close to City Hall said yesterday, that Mr. Bloomberg and the borough presidents could appoint an interim seven-member Board of Education, to replace the old members, as early as next week.

Hong Kong does not have capital punishment and might have stopped Shi's extradition if execution had been a possibility, officials said.

Agency toxicologists are examining both possibilities, officials said, although workplace exposure is probably the greater risk.

In almost all of the possibilities, officials said, Alberto R. Gonzales, the White House counsel and a longtime legal adviser to Mr. Bush from Texas, would be a candidate.

Other possibilities, officials say, include Judge Alito, who was a clerk for Justice Scalia and is nicknamed Scalito by some lawyers but who is seen as a far less confrontational figure.

One possibility, administration officials said, would be to target Iran's central bank.

A sizable deployment of peacekeeping forces in all the major Afghan cities is the least likely possibility, American officials say.

He said the worst situation would be a major earthquake induced by pressure from the rising water — a possibility that officials have long discounted.

Mrs. Kirchner tried Friday to calm an anxious public but did not discount the possibility that officials would close movie theaters, discos and other public places to try to contain the flu's spread.