The prospect of charges of "aiding the enemy" under the Espionage Act was a key tool in this government-media jihad.
In recent weeks, Russia has wooed the new Greek government, dangling the prospect of aid should near-bankrupt Athens reach an impasse with its Western lenders.
Royalist successes in England in the spring and early summer of 1643, combined with the prospect of aid from Ireland for the king, prompted the Scottish Covenanters to sign a political, military, and religious alliance the Solemn League and Covenant (September 25 , 1643—with the English Parliamentarians.
Nonetheless, the barricades underscored one of the oddities of the trip: Mr. Bush received his warmest reception in Russia, the old cold war enemy now happy at the prospect of aid and trade with the United States, and the coldest in the capitals of his European allies.
The prospect of aid, both military and "non-lethal", gives the West some leverage.
Anyway, there isn't the slightest prospect of significant aid materializing.
For others, the very prospect of foreign aid has hindered reform.
It was then the Irish rock singer casually brought up the prospect of Live Aid.
Uruguay said today that it would keep its fragile banking system closed at least through Friday, despite the prospect of fresh aid.
Well-placed sources said the prospect of further aid would be "a given" if Greece was unable to service its debt by borrowing on international markets.
Although long planned, the AIG bonuses have sparked bipartisan outrage on Capitol Hill and place in serious jeopardy the prospect of further aid to the banking sector.
