If such a person were to emerge, they would not be acting alone.
If a technical fault were to emerge, the world's policeman would be grounded.
He added that G.M. would still be willing to consider selling Saab if a new buyer were to emerge.
If widespread political protests were to emerge, the army could be called out to enforce law and order.
And if an Israeli-Palestinian deal were to emerge, new circumstances would give rise to new possibilities.
If the right buyer were to emerge, The Boston Globe could be the next asset sold, analysts said.
The collapse of Yugoslavia was triggered by the nationalist (former communist) elites, from which the future "winners of transition" were to emerge.
If Mr. Edwards were to emerge from the early primaries at the head of the pack, he would not have much room left under his $50 million budget.
If Mr. Clinton were to emerge as a major factor in the climactic days of the campaign, several politicians suggested, it might hurt Mr. Gore among those undecideds.
If anyone were to emerge to pose a conventional and existential threat to the British state, which is wildly unlikely, we would have time to rearm.
But they have included a note of caution in their supportive position, saying that would change only if information of a more damning nature were to emerge.
