The possibility has terrified the country's immediate neighbors, including several NATO members.
And that is only one terrifying possibility.
Sure, the thought of finding out once and for all was exhilarating, but it was entirely mitigated by the terrifying possibility (or, perhaps more honestly, probability) of getting rejected.
And on a show like this, where no character (except maybe Rick and fan favourite Daryl) is sacrosanct, the idea of one or more of the regulars not surviving isn't beyond the realm of terrifying possibility.
Only time will tell whether SARS is anywhere near as threatening, but no one is ruling out the terrifying possibility.
The FBI declared: "North Korea!" The security community responded: "Your so-called evidence is incredibly unconvincing!" And we we were all faced with the hilariously terrifying possibility that technology is now moving so fast that the US government can no longer distinguish a rogue state with nuclear weapons from a gang of trolls in it for the lulz.
It's like a really bad Disney movie, you know?...It's a really terrifying possibility.
Suddenly our fear of Ryan someday having a boyfriend (a possibility that honestly terrified me) seemed trivial in contrast to our fear of Ryan's death, especially in light of his recent rejection of Christianity and his mounting anger at God. Ryan started with weed and beer, but in six short months was using cocaine, crack and heroin.
This pressure manifested itself as fear, and I would obsess over the potential horrors awaiting me the terrifying possibility of a flubbed note or, worse yet, going totally blank and sitting at the piano in dead silence, unable to remember who or where I was, or how my piece was supposed to go.
Crossing the street calls up a swarm of terrifying possibilities: Will the bus hit me?
