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Sentence Examples It may be possible that scientists will one day announce with confidence that an ice age is imminent, or that a warm period is under way. But the recent rapprochement between the EU and Libya signalled that an end to the embargo was imminent. The cat-o-nine-tails with its knitted thongs of whipcord was pickled in brine to stiffen it when there was an imminent flogging. If there's too much camber on one side of a tire, overwear is imminent, and so is a flat. At the same time, the imminent introduction of wide-bodied aircraft threatened to shake up the entire industry for the second time in ten years. The lady in question is a Carlow Town native who wishes to remain anonymous lest her imminent reapplication for the medical card be jeopardised. In the days before the wireless, he was trained to bear news of imminent bad weather from island to island. Soldiers packed tents and kits to move to new positions in readiness for the imminent assault. On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence. On Tuesday computer security experts issued a worldwide alert of the imminent danger to the Internet from the spread of the worm virus. These supplies were the last hope of the U.S. forces for reinforcing their depleted divisions and stopping the enemy's imminent breakthrough. The rhapsodic pleasures of her earlier work are alloyed here by a distinctive moral register, a pang of loss and imminent threat. Speculation about an imminent revaluation of China's renminbi against the dollar reached a fever pitch last week in the markets. I am one of the great army of black youth of this country who feels with the intuitive instinct of the oppressed, that a crisis is imminent. Even when danger is not imminent, religious law may be violated to prevent the risk of future danger. On 28 July 1914, with the black wrack of imminent war rolling in from the east, Churchill requisitioned them both for the Royal Navy. Speaking about his imminent retirement from international football, the legendary player was content. There is little in today's credit availability environment that would lead me to believe retrenchment is imminent. The sound is fading in and out, when the record is interrupted with news of an imminent tornado heading for Kansas. Still, the property companies are not heavily leveraged and no major case of insolvency seems imminent. Show More Sentences The story that news papers would of course like to run is imminent collapse and absolute disaster. Picking up speed to escape imminent danger, he ran like mad to the finishing line. The complacent frivolity of its lavish mosaics suggests that the declining Roman empire had no apprehensions of imminent fall. Autumn is a season for spectacle, made all the more gaudy by the imminent approach of winter. Millward was interviewed via satellite link-up for the imminent vacancy at Wests Tigers last week. Other than the imminent signing of rookie Mike Smith, there are no indications right now the roster will look drastically different. Tiles have fallen from the roof of the small chapel and the entrance archway looks in danger of imminent collapse. However, the imminent release of the Mevira and Signum models will help stop the rot. Brave campaigners occupy beautiful wildlife sites along imminent road routes, tunnelling deep before the bulldozers move in. With Choiseul gone, the devout party was in the ascendant and d' Aiguillon's appointment to the ministry imminent. Then, just as he was preparing for his most significant challenge yet, the manager took him aside in August to inform him of an imminent signing. In several European countries, the poultry industry appears to be in imminent danger of ruin. It faces imminent extinction resulting from disturbances to its sagebrush habitat, disease, predation, and loss of genetic diversity. These Lutherans were pietist and puritanical, expecting the imminent apocalypse. As Hitler's imminent demise was scented, Stalin rose to new heights of prestige at home and abroad. A threat does not now need to manifest itself or even be proven imminent to motivate a war. Indeed many Bajans deplore Nelson's imminent departure, considering him an integral part of their history. It is always difficult coming to terms with an imminent loss, but it was made much easier when such kindness was shown by an entire team. Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has scotched claims that the economy has bottomed out and recovery is imminent. These chemicals can act as clear and specific chemical markers that indicate a heart attack is imminent. Show More Sentences The temporal bone is the first bone to be affected, with imminent involvement of the petrous apex and mastoid. That leaves the question of how immediate or imminent the threatened violence needs to be. The protester, wearing a white T-shirt, shorts, sunglasses and a beanie hat, showed no imminent signs of coming down. No dates have been set for hearings as yet, although it is believed that further activity may be imminent. In an action against the tug owners, there was a plea of contributory negligence in failing to cast off the towline when danger was imminent. In 1272 the town clerk, avoiding imminent charges for dereliction of duty, made off with the original Domesday and other borough records. Because of its concern with imminent change, millenarianism appealed to radical reformers and could be secularized into utopianism. Now we are about to see the Betamax vs VHS argument all over again with the imminent release of blue laser formats. As Carlo ironed my best Egyptian cotton sheets we were discussing Sandy's imminent visit. Getting decent hot food from the field kitchens to the front line trenches could be impossible when a battle was either imminent or in full flow. The company's finances are formally a black hole, although great hopes rest on the imminent IPO reviving the tech sector. Panettiere channels her best teenage Elizabeth Taylor with wide, expressive eyes and a quivering lip to signal imminent emotion. The reason for going to Iraq has morphed from imminent threat to long-term change. Ummm, anyway, so thoughts of imminent death aside, motorbiking is a fabulous way to see the countryside in an intimate fashion. Some roads are already built and construction of buildings on the site is imminent. Whispers of an imminent betrothal were shared up with tea and biscuits in sitting rooms across London. Facing one's death when it is inevitable and imminent situates the person differently depending on the context and immediate past history. Meanwhile rumours of an imminent devaluation of the bolivar has contributed to further inflation. The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt. Renewable energy is also the answer to imminent crude oil and natural gas shortages affecting fuel and heating needs. Show More Sentences There will be naysayers, of course, those who do not believe that the threat is real or imminent. We unpacked the bowsaws, loppers and gloves and set to work, trying to hide our glee at the prospect of imminent displays of pyromania. She vaguely points downwards, as if alerting the darkening world to imminent nightfall. Theatre exists in such an eternally precarious state of valetudinarianism that observers keep predicting its imminent demise. If the Sun is close to one of the nodes when the Moon crosses the ecliptic, an eclipse is imminent. This airbag is deployed from just above the front bumper when a frontal collision is imminent. After a light roughing up and a long squint at our papers they seemed satisfied that we didn't represent an imminent threat to national security. Shortly after they opened the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, a rumour about its imminent collapse triggered a panicked stampede that killed 12 people. Brunnehilde, when she informs Siegmund of his imminent death, is another such darkling, numinous presence. In 1997 we identified an imminent problem, likely to limit future estimations. Anticipation of imminent apocalypse is observably one of the most fashionable diseases of over-civilized man in the western world. He uses an image from the process of photographic development, whose obsolescence is imminent due to the advent of digital photography. With a shadow of imminent disaster hanging over their homeland, they now appear to be the lucky ones. Ingle is also excited about the imminent arrivals of his American signings plus the possibility of the return to Manchester of a Giants old boy. He was asked by the CIA to leave, once the onrush of the revolution seemed imminent. The joint chiefs of staff sexed up the threat of an imminent Soviet nuclear attack to get the H-bomb approved. A hush descends as the band announces the imminent entry of the first bull. After all, the Cassandras have been wrong with their forecasts of imminent disaster plenty of times in the past. The Cold War was over, colonialism was history, an era of global peace and prosperity seemed imminent. We have no imminent threat. We have a lot of chatter out there, but no imminent threat of a biological or chemical attack. Show More Sentences Another test will be the imminent retirement of the chief justice of the supreme court, William Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer. The longer the duration of liver disease, the more likely that liver failure or cirrhosis is imminent. Are you sitting by yourself, eating corn chips, hung-over, depressed about your imminent breakdown, or the news? There is a large body of expert opinion, marshalling impressive statistics, which is convinced that peak oil is imminent. Such beacons have an historical pedigree and were once lit to warn of imminent danger. Concern is growing among humanitarian aid workers that about 100,000 people are now in imminent peril. In the new era which Mark believes is dawning, the temple is rejected and its imminent destruction is expected. The second is messianism, the expectation of imminent transformation of the world. How could the mother have imagined the imminent danger that was closing in on her son? An imminent merger means that his colleagues are all threatened with redundancy. A number of groups are trying to save our lighthouses in the face of this imminent threat. Overall then, there's no sign the payout is in danger, nor any sign of imminent share price fireworks. It was hard to sit in one and not expect the imminent arrival of the drinks trolley. The expectation among outsiders oscillates between an imminent rise and an early cut in rates. A falcon with regard to an expected visitor indicates imminent news or arrival. But the imminent threat of recession was not the economic fundamental he had in mind. This alarm will sound if opened by a small child to alert parents of the imminent danger. I will tell you that it did not appear to be a terrorist event and there is no imminent threat. In the end, is it about imminent threats or about picking fights you can win? The imminent use of biological weapons and the threat of millions of deaths is not a laughing matter. Show More Sentences The fourth scenario is similar to the third except that the danger is not as imminent. The only difference is that the threat from the former is real and imminent and part of an ongoing development programme. As we spoke, the siren of an approaching ambulance warned of the imminent arrival of yet another victim. Would-be Cassandras have been predicting the imminent downfall of the American imperium ever since its inception. Britain's top policeman, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, has warned an attack in London is both imminent and inevitable. The current, ever-present threat of an imminent war can often make people feel fearful and powerless. In the event of an imminent threat of war, the two parties would take a common defense position. Strongly tied to biblical inerrancy was dispensational premillennialism, which predicted the imminent return of Jesus Christ to earth. First they demanded we agree there was no serious or imminent danger compelling us to withdraw our labour. Half of those present discussed the imminent international confrontations with passion and fervour. A young acrobat can see an insidiously expanding mole on the face of those marked for imminent death. You focus on the fact that he neither confirms nor denies an imminent threat. Residents fear a major accident is imminent, as a consequence of the excess speed of vehicles. Throwing the captain, his first mate and even half the crew of the Titanic overboard would not have avoided imminent disaster. This bird of night portends misplaced anger and hasty decisions, and intimates an imminent death. With war imminent, the US is becoming increasingly isolated diplomatically. However, despite the grave and imminent danger posed by this threat, the national threat-levels are not going to be raised. I've been watching a great deal of coverage of the imminent US Presidential elections on TV and reading about it in the papers. In the face of imminent disaster, Shajara held Egypt together and managed a victory against the crusaders. But with power-dressing currently as popular as Tony Blair at the Ledbury hunt ball, its imminent revival seems certain. Show More Sentences Unknown to him, a power take-off bearing in the engine had failed, making complete loss of oil pressure imminent. You may also be reminded that key dates for such happy events as a spouse's birthday or insurance renewal are imminent. However, this entry seems to presage Kenny's imminent defeat, and in so doing raises the ethnic issue once again. The imminent rain brought dire presages into his mind, making him shiver uncontrollably. Once coaches compromise the integrity of their program, the completion of the employment death spiral is imminent. Business analysts are now predicting the imminent demise of several important industries as a result of the abolition act. As soundbytes of gossip regarding imminent closures of galleries circulated through the grapevine in past months, I admit I panicked at first. Judging by the talent on display at the trials, a fifteenth Varsity win and a place in the final eight appear once again to be imminent. The continued growth in house values across Scotland suggests no imminent return to the nightmare of negative equity. Garbage have scrapped their European tour amidst speculation of an imminent disbandment. It is understood that the police are following a definite line of enquiry and an arrest could be imminent. Influenced by scare stories about an imminent invasion, over-reaction is a distinct possibility. Perhaps, when the imminent divorce between Disney and the Weinsteins goes through, something will happen. The divorce between Williams and BMW is imminent at the end of this season. A NEW road surface in Grassington is proving too smooth a ride for local equestrians who fear a serious accident could be imminent. She is at risk of imminent execution after her death sentence for adultery was upheld by the Supreme Court. These standards call for meaningful participation by a faculty body in deciding whether a financial exigency exists or is imminent. People have been buying essentials in anticipation of imminent cuts in electricity and water supplies. She was filled with a sickly sense of fear and the realization that she was facing her own imminent doom. These are the northern species the committee believes are facing imminent extirpation or extinction. Show More Sentences The imminent abolition of the current transfer system will only increase a worrying trend. Now, with the imminent prospect of Wilhelm's accession to the throne, he felt it incumbent upon him to warn Lord Salisbury. Before the rally, about 1,000 people marched through the centre of Camden, waving banners and chanting slogans against the imminent closure. A justiciable case must present actual injury, or an imminent threat of injury. True, there may be a tolerance of pre-emption if an attack is imminent. Yet, the ever-visionary Van Gogh still feels the possibility of acclaim after his imminent death. Cantor and his team, assuming a relatively easy victory was imminent, were blindsided last Tuesday in a double-digit loss. The imminent arrival of the GTi version should further boost sales. That's because Fidel Castro's government is telling the Cuban people that the war games are intended to deter what could be an imminent U.S. invasion of the island. I rubbed the scratch cards in anticipation of an imminent windfall, and was confronted with a kaleidoscope of shamrocks, lucky horse shoes and four-leaf clovers. It seemed such a long way off, and now, suddenly, the wedding is imminent. With the end of the golden weather looking imminent, New Zealanders need a Government with a plan and a vision to deliver better jobs and higher wages for all. If the deformations betoken imminent disaster, alarms will be sounded. I ended up with something like transcendental animistic chaos with stress on the importance if imminent divinity when I was done with it, which has worked well for me so far. A month later union leaders were drafted in following fears the firm's wood mill was facing imminent closure, with more finished products being shipped in from abroad. But the time for dithering and half-hearted stop-go reflation is over, particularly given the perilous state of a global economy that still shows no sign of imminent recovery. When crawling and walking are imminent, I talk with parents about getting the house ready. The imminent campaign to attract staff from outside Scotland is prompted by concerns about the ageing teacher population and new commitments on class sizes. On Wednesday, Yu announced her imminent retirement from the sport on her microblog. There has not been a full-blown developing country crisis since Argentina nearly two years ago, and he says he does not see an imminent crisis happening. Show More Sentences Yet, our brain's wiring hasn't changed much, and human survival responses still are triggered by the idea we are under some sort of imminent threat. If a new era of male body anxiety really is imminent, at least it may level this warped playing field. As I prowl its gold-paved nooks and wynds, from bookie to bingo parlour, amusement arcade to Lotto shop, I sense fate has fingered me for imminent riches. The imminent vote to authorize the bombing of Syria may finally tally Democratic disaffection. The imminent arrival of January's annual pain in the wallet, otherwise known as the electricity bill, is an example of the mundane logistics of life that are preoccupying me. A new phenomenon a youth subculture had reared its head, but the Comet seemed satisfied that the borough was not in imminent danger of being overrun. As a conversionary movement, millennialism seeks to create an exclusionary circle of the elect who can read and share the signs of imminent and immanent history. Saturday we had lunch with our landlords, who are actually friends from whom we sublease our apartment, to discuss the schedule of the imminent sale of the place. I unclasped my seat belt and locked all the doors, my utmost security measure in case of imminent fright, while I stared outside looking for a sign of life. Faced with the imminent departure of those they looked to for patronage, Anglo-Indians were compelled to invent new positions for themselves in the emerging nation-state. Their natural habitats are over-decorated dining rooms with big reputations, outrageous prices, and food that makes you expect Louis XIV's imminent arrival. The stairs creaked and groaned and rattled in protest, and the hammering of Chris' feet on the iron stairs was drowned out by the sounds of imminent destruction. In point of fact, it is still possible to stroll unmolested in many neighborhoods, free of the odor of cinders and without fear of imminent incineration. From there they can be planted out into the garden, though I usually check the weather forecast for imminent cold snaps before I risk my plants to the outside world. Dad would trudge on to the lawn with a tin of fireworks, dashing back to safety after lighting each one as if a Pompeii-scale eruption were imminent. The study places the Eastern Arctic bowhead whale, Western arctic bowhead whale and the Eastern Hudson Bay beluga whale on the list of species facing imminent extinction. Many parts of this ceremony evolved from much older, even ancient, rituals conducted for those facing imminent death, the gravely ill as well the criminal or the martyr. In service of these unspecific fears, we would be denying ourselves the fruits of scientific breakthroughs that have already occurred or are much more imminent. Nevertheless, there were times when emotions surfaced, spurred by the sense of imminent danger, and even longtime allies sniped at each other in surprising ways. Kip sadly realizes that a fourth roll in the hay will not be imminent. Show More Sentences The imminent arrival of this automobile proves the hot hatchback is back. The imminent threat of Malcolm's death or long-term permanent paralysis and vegetative state from serious brain damage had immobilized and terrified them. In Burma, a horoscope is cast shortly after birth and regularly consulted throughout life, especially when any major changes in normal routines have occurred or are imminent. Was it necessary to show an imminent danger to health or safety? Staff at Kennet had already been alerted to the imminent removal of a large horse chestnut tree beside the staff car park, which is said to be diseased and unsafe. Tailorable data is available through a subscription service, helping businesses to identify companies that have an imminent need for their products and services. They don't pull the joystick until the tailspin is imminent. One senior radio industry source said that last week's events set the scene for a bid, but he also said the industry was not expecting anything imminent. Being one of these people who buries their head in the sand and ignores imminent problems, I just pushed myself too far lately and ended up just losing it. I was, however, worried about the imminent explosion of his head, as he had successively grown redder in the face, ending the opera in the astounding color of eggplant. I did not care for the pokes, prods, or interrogation I felt was imminent. Although I think he is a danger to others, especially Lenore, I can't honestly say either that the danger is imminent or that I think he is committable. Now with the imminent arrest of Ingmar Guandique, Chandra Levy is being remembered once more. But if systemic collapse was indeed imminent, then the injection of funds was good policy. All this comes at a bad time for Big Pharma, which is facing the imminent expiration of patents on many of its blockbusters and fewer-than-expected new drugs in the pipeline. The assumption that Boehner's departure is imminent has set off a round of jockeying for the positions that would open up. There is imminent danger of collapse into the narrow channel that allows fishing boats and pleasure craft access to the deep, protected inner harbour. One day he awoke from his reverie and cleared his throat, as if to warn me that a rare insight into the strange mind of the peripatetic music teacher was imminent. When his ship was becalmed for three days, his men grew alarmed, thinking that they had reached a shore and were in imminent danger of running aground. At this point, commentators are already beginning to talk about her imminent walk-off, lamenting the lost American gold. Show More Sentences Any intentional use of lethal force is only lawful where strictly necessary in response to a truly imminent threat to life. Further, the news that the kilo is in such imminent danger of extinction will no doubt be seen as a vindication by Brits reluctant to sell their fruit and veg in metric units. A number of Lind's decisions appear to open the door for defense on an imminent appeal. But neither do the serious immanentists that deny the transcendent aspect of God, nor the serious transcendentalists who deny the imminent aspect of God. Hard to imagine this guy being able to commandeer an abandoned shopping cart, much less an imminent threat to destroy the peace of the planet. There are a number of imminent deadly GLOFs situations that have been identified worldwide. In 2001, scientists identified Lake Thorthormi as one that threatened imminent and catastrophic collapse. In Judaism, the snake of brass is also a symbol of healing, of one's life being saved from imminent death. He showed no anxiety over his imminent demise, but rather tied his own noose and lectured the hangman about the proper way to tie the knot. Even as war seemed imminent he was working on military projects with his former boss at Vickers, Sir Dennistoun Burney. By the early 1750s many saw another major war as imminent, and Austria was preparing its forces for an attempt to retake Silesia from Prussia. Had Brunswick been defeated at Minden, Hanover would almost certainly have been invaded and the total defeat of Prussia would have been imminent. Worldwide there was a decline in pacifism and a growing sense that another world war was imminent, and that it would be worth fighting for. Dio implies that he did so out of cowardice, in order to avoid the imminent clash with the opposition. The treasury became highly indebted, and there was a shortage of food and fears over an imminent famine. In Russia's Kola Peninsula, vast areas have already been destroyed by mining and smelting activities, and further development is imminent. For a while in 1628 an invasion of the eastern part of the Republic seemed imminent. Bush and Blair stand condemned by their own publics and face imminent political extinction. The defendant must believe, rightly or wrongly, that the attack is imminent. Further, for the defence of necessity to succeed, the threat of injury must be immediate and imminent, and come from an extraneous source. Show More Sentences Creating a fear of imminent battery is an assault, and also may give rise to criminal liability. Spain had not yet completed the transfer of Louisiana to France, and war between France and the UK was imminent. The age to serve in the armed forces is 17 and conscription is not imminent. The only exception is military action to repel an imminent attack. Its arrival, experts say, is not just inevitable but imminent. But Sir Stephen House is entitled to a warmish glow in the middle of all the controversy surrounding his imminent departure. Regardless of when the booting may happen, the swap seems to be imminent. Perform a cervical exam to rule out prolapsed cord and funic presentation and check for imminent delivery. Just before a giant star blew up in a spectacular supernova explosion, it gave hints to its imminent demise. The imminent peacenik, however, said they are determined to work hard and to fight to bring peace to South Asia by all means. On the whole, however, the sculpture seems like a graceful but jury-rigged Mobius strip in imminent danger of springing apart. The capture of Mexico international Efrain Juarez from UNAM Pumas also looks imminent. However, serious injury, critical illness and imminent death do not wait for tea breaks. The paper said such instigative acts are sending warning signals of an imminent explosion of the fragile situation in the region. Is a formal declaration of sainthood the imminent next step. Pierce Brosnan's volcanologist convinces Linda Hamilton's town mayor that Mother Nature's greatest fireworks display is imminent. In other cases, such as an imminent bankruptcy or sale, luring a qualified full-timer might be difficult. Facing imminent execution, Dmitriev reveals this secret to his son-in-law. Ahmadi-nejad, on the other hand, often speaks of the second coming as imminent, much to irritation of many clerics. The words were not without emotion, and retained their level tone as if by a careful equipoise between imminent extremes. Show More Sentences During 1759, with a planned French invasion imminent, a large force of soldiers was stationed there. The young king reversed this trend when, in 1337, as a preparation for the imminent war, he created six new earls on the same day. An invasion of England by Napoleon seemed imminent, and a massive volunteer movement arose to defend England against the French. By now, the imminent threat of invasion had all but passed as the Luftwaffe had failed to gain the prerequisite air superiority. Funds could only be accepted on behalf of the friars for determined, imminent, real necessities that could not be provided for from begging. It looked for several months in 1914 as if civil war was imminent between the two armed factions. Cole repeated the dire warnings they had been making for years about the imminent death of capitalism, only now far more people paid attention. An increase in radio activity on 5 June was correctly interpreted by German intelligence to mean that an invasion was imminent or underway. Realizing that war was imminent, Prussia preemptively struck Saxony and quickly overran it. In Britain, it was speculated that a total Prussian collapse was now imminent. It demanded the release of the Kentish petitioners, who had asked Parliament to support the king in an imminent war against France. Others with similar theological views waited for imminent union but chose to continue with the Free Church. Haig opposed this, believing that cavalry would still be needed to exploit the imminent victory. He also declined to answer whether as prime minister he would use nuclear weapons if the UK was under imminent nuclear threat. Saint David is also thought to be associated with corpse candles, lights that would warn of the imminent death of a member of the community. Jebb comments that it is the flower of imminent death with its fragrance being narcotic, emphasised by its pale white colour. The news of Rush's imminent return was given to Liverpool fans before they journeyed south to London for yet another Charity Shield match. It can also be tied to the timing of the Lebanese-Syrian summit and to the imminent new appointments at the army commandership and other security institutions. Higham theorises that Gregory believed that the end of the world was imminent, and that he was destined to be a major part of God's plan for the apocalypse. A liver and kidney transplant became more imminent when he developed refractory ascites and increasing serum creatinine levels and worsening of his glomerular filtration rate. Show More Sentences Loggerhead Shrikes and Say's Phoebes, however, have both shown substantial decreases during the study, and their extirpation from the area may be imminent. German Bight, west or northwest gale 8 to storm 10, imminent. This edition has new chapters on hypersensitivity reactions to antineoplastic drugs, extravasation, ocular and otic complications, and symptoms when death is imminent. For example, a battered woman or abused child using excessive force because they are physically at a disadvantage and not under imminent attack, would be denied a defence. Rene also has to deal with more than his fair share of knockwurst sausages, dead parrots, exploding cheeses and the imminent arrival of Hitler and Goering. Insider dealing occurs when market professionals pass information to each other about bids or imminent takeover deals before the information is made public. But capping that extraordinary turn of events is the imminent return of Harry Redknapp, or Scummer Judas as he is known in Portsmouth football circles, to Fratton Park. With the commercial rollout of portable fuel cells imminent, coupled with Don's significant understanding of the mobile and handheld markets, the timing is perfect. It would not be surprising that a great calamity is truly imminent with much wailing and gnashing of teeth not unlike the exodus out of Egypt into the land of milk and honey. The US s imminent interest hike has prompted a rising number of SWFs to shift their asset allocations from short-term investments to Asian real estate properties. The court held that the defence was available as long as the crime was a reasonable and proportionate response to an imminent peril of death or serious injury. The Germans were so convinced of an imminent armistice that they began constructing street decorations for the homecoming parades of victorious troops. Emperor Charles VI relinquished many of the gains the empire made in the previous years, largely due to his apprehensions at the imminent extinction of the House of Habsburg. There is, in fact, talk of an imminent departure, if only he will be able to get his spaceship back from the hotel owners who, they say, had it distrained. Tornado warnings indicate imminent danger to life and property and people should be prepared to go immediately underground to a basement, storm cellar or an interior room. The next exciting step in Riyadh will be the imminent launch of our FBO services at the Royal Terminal, serving heads of state, Royalty and other VIP traffic. As the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire seemed imminent, the Great Powers struggled to safeguard their strategic and commercial interests in the Ottoman domains. Given the imminent monsoon reversal, that was a scarce commodity. We passed the Great Bras d'Or on the ice at the imminent risk of our lives, so rotten had the ice become owing to the effect of five or six days incessive thaw. The move west may not be imminent, but the topic is hot enough so that, according to multiple sources, the AHL Board of Governors met recently in Boston to discuss it. Show More Sentences Her describes where glass technology is going, he sees a bright future in fuel cells, and he is clearly excited by smart materials and the imminent phototonic revolution. Despite the horridness of what is going on, I said that the end of the regime is not imminent because foreign military intervention is not currently on the table. By the end of that same year, share prices were collapsing, as it became clear that expectations of imminent wealth from the Americas were overblown. Examples from Classical Literature They were the men of the larboard watch, waiting for eight bells which was imminent. The weather was very hot and thundery, for the breaking of the rains was imminent. Delancey is overflowing with joie de vivre, with curiosity, with a certainty of imminent adventure. But even time cannot obviate the seismic effects of new inventions, and shifts in jurisdictional matters are always imminent. There appears to be a complete paralysis, and death from apnoea seems to be imminent. What precautions should she take against a danger thus inscrutable and imminent? Within the bounds of possibility, their turn to stumble might now be imminent. The keenness of the polemic, in this and in the contextual chapters, shows how real and imminent the danger was. When civil war was imminent, the national government interfered and dorr's forces were dispersed without bloodshed. With this strongest point on the Anatolian coast in Russian hands, the menace to the back door of Constantinople becomes imminent. Whilst still a mere lad, Dost, by his courage and sagacity, delivered fatah from more than one imminent peril. Many of our lads believed that a second gassing was imminent, and got into their masks. But thoughts so unsettling were out of place, in the midst of a gymkhana with the grand climax imminent. Later, when the danger to life from apnoea becomes more imminent, a hissing or whistling sound succeeds. The request for her resignation from the other team had not specially troubled Robin, knowing that a shake-up was imminent. The rainy season was imminent, and malaria and blackwater fever claimed their victims by the score. In Russian literature he perceived a foreshadowing of the doom of tzardom and imminent catastrophe. Find more words! 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