Switzerland in 2010 blocked a consolidation which would have left just two competitors.
Labour's sort-of leader Ed Miliband wanted to freeze energy prices just before the oil price collapsed, which would have left us all with artificially inflated bills.
The position remained roughly balanced until Mitkov erred and played 23... h4 instead of 23... Rf7, which would have left him with an edge.
It was due to board a ferry for Dover and was bound for Milton Keynes – which would have left the stowaways in the trailer for another seven hours.
GM had never really liked the structure of the deal, backed by German government aid, which would have left it with a 35% stake in a potential rival.
That looked set to condemn Neville to a third consecutive league defeat, which would have left his side just two points above the relegation zone.
Setanta sources said the Premier League had refused its requests for more time to complete a rescue deal, which would have left the company on a firmer footing.
After the airstrikes on Egypt, Israel still asked Jordan to sit out the fighting, which would have left the West Bank and East Jerusalem in Jordanian hands.
American coaches say a videotape of Mr. Yang's performance reveals mistakes not caught by the judges, which would have left the Korean even further behind.
After South showed his diamonds, North would have done best to bid a simple five diamonds, which would have left East in an awkward position.
Until today the Tony Awards had put the figure for "Company" at 15, which would have left "The Producers" in a tie.
