Sentence examples for that could scuttle from inspiring English sources
That statement represents a major disconnect between Trump and the Democrats, and one that could scuttle the fragile plan.
That legacy has left little possibility for what Senator Lindsey Graham called the only thing that could scuttle Judge Sotomayor's confirmation: "a complete meltdown" in the hearing room.
The question then, is whether Mr. Koizumi can keep the party rolling by breaking his promises to cut spending, or whether he will use his fresh mandate to push through his reform plans that could scuttle the recovery.
The 31-year-old woman, a long-time family friend, alleged that Mr Zuma raped her without a condom, in a case that could scuttle the popular politician's career and which has bitterly divided South Africa's ruling African National Congress.
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the United States Chamber of Commerce, adversaries on most trade issues, joined forces today in opposing legislation that could scuttle Deutsche Telekom's $32 billion bid for the VoiceStream Wireless Corporation.
The new state attorney general says he has unearthed a "sordid legal history" that could scuttle the $1.3 billion sale of Starrett City, the vast housing complex on Jamaica Bay, to a Brooklyn investment group.
"Jo-Wilf will be hoping Federer doesn't pull the Tsongs out of the fire – that could really scuttle his chances, " writes John sanger.
Privately, professors without tenure expressed concern that they could scuttle their careers if they spoke up; some have started looking for other jobs.
On Sunday, Santana denied a report in The Record of New Jersey that said that the team could scuttle his season as soon as Monday because his rehabilitation had not been going smoothly.
By maintaining Saatchi & Saatchi as an autonomous agency separate from those Publicis now owns, Mr. Levy and Mr. Seelert said, they had assuaged the fears of clients concerned about potential conflicts that could have scuttled the deal.
If you read the Hollywood trades, you might sense an unsettling frame to that joke, too: ABC is owned by Disney, which is seeking to buy Fox, a merger that could be scuttled by Trump, who has a habit of threatening media corporations that cross him.
