The ruler of Egypt became concerned about the potential for uprisings, as did the religious establishment.
The Pentagon develops contingency plans for every city considered to have potential for uprisings by students, minorities, or labor unions.... Operation Cable Splicer, for instance, covers the states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona.
The demonstrations have been smaller and less angry than those in Tunisia and Egypt, but the general unrest in the region has raised concerns among government officials about the potential for a similar uprising among Iraqis.
There is the new threat of terrorists like Osama bin Laden who act outside the structure of any state, the old threat of regional chaos in Afghanistan, and concern about the potential for radical Islamic uprisings in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.
This, in ways, has helped blunt more of the potential for a large-scale uprising similar to last decade, though there have been calls and rumours that some tribal elements that have not "repented" will take on the Islamic State.
The hoped-for uprisings never took place, and some 40,000 Communist fighters were killed or wounded.
… Mariners left-hander Joe Beimel, who pitched for the Dodgers from 2006-08, snuffed out a potential Angels uprising by picking off David Freese at first to end the eighth.
The scientists said that to dismiss concerns of a potential robot uprising would be "dangerous".
He provided them with the best education he could afford, and considered them a shield from any potential racial uprising.
While there is no evidence that it has infiltrated Mauritania's uprising, regional instability means there is always potential for the extremist group to make its presence felt.
