A sharp rise in unemployment may well defeat President Obama and a sharp decrease may carry him to victory.
He was briefly prime minister in 2006-07 and may well defeat Mr Noda in the next election.
This is the harsh reality all policy initiatives will face – one which, as Bunting suggests, may well defeat their best efforts.
Among Mr. Christie's inner circle, one of the strongest arguments for mounting a run now was a concern that, if he did not, another Republican could well defeat Mr. Obama, thereby foreclosing a 2016 campaign for Mr. Christie.
Oates passed the bar, and that season the Giants passed all their tests as well, defeating the Buffalo Bills, 20-19, in Super Bowl XXV to claim their second championship in five years.
In the first of 17 rounds of the Venice Trophy contest for women's teams, the No. 2 American group, headed by Joan Jackson, began well, defeating the American No. 1 team by 37 imps, worth 23-7 in victory points.
England lost two warm-up matches to Australia last month, but had started the competition well, defeating India and Malaysia following an opening-match draw against Spain.
The South Africans started the tour well, defeating a South Australian team unable to handle the unusual bowling approach.
According to the Mortal Kombat series' canon, Liu Kang won this tournament as well, defeating Shao Kahn and his bodyguard Kintaro.
