"It remains to be seen how strongly the U.K. government presses for Lugovoi, " said Augur.
Does that augur any hope for any flexibility in the Iranian position, do you think?
These three are all very good players, but their absences don't augur catastrophe for the Yankees.
Some Republicans are saying that that's an augur of things to come in the health debate.
This does not augur well for either the Jewish State or for our interests.
But other, more permanent, shifts especially the growth of a consuming class in emerging markets augur well.
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But behind the as-yet-undefined specifics of American policy, there appear to lie some new assumptions that augur well for success.
Politically, these economic arrangements augur a future of Palestinian cantons dependent on Israel rather than an independent, territorially integrated Palestine.
Suffice it to say, however, that such an arrangement does not augur well for the "global" character of the CW ban.
His basic argument that it is up to the bloggers to prove the documents are fake does not augur well for the network.
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These infrastructure projects augur well for Caterpillar as they will increase the demand for construction equipment and machinery manufactured by the company.
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The fraying tempers do not augur well for the faint hope that still exists of launching a new round of multilateral trade talks this year.
Kazakhstan's choice of China to develop its second biggest field may also augur ill for others Europeans, Russians and Turks who seek stakes in Central Asia's energy reserves.
If anything, the quarrels over the exact nature of the Libyan plant at Rabta augur ill for even reaching consensus positions on the facts concerning such facilities.
Hedge fund manager Chaudhri thinks basic economics augur favorably: Compared with the amount of Western art sloshing around, India has a relatively small body of post-independence work.
Its comparatively high levels of education, relatively advanced social conditions, including the status of women, and a small, apolitical army, seemed to augur well for Tunisia's historic path.
But recently revised forecasts from Nokia and Samsung, the world's No. 1 and No. 2 handset makers, as well as mobile chip-set manufacturer Qualcomm, augur trouble in 2009.
Previous periods of economic distress notably the 1930s do not augur well.
In light of the slow PC growth, we feel a shifting focus to other markets is a welcome move for the company and should augur well for its outlook.
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On the other hand, his decisions to cut his own staff by 20%, to rule out tax rises and to shelve grandiose projects, including a new baseball stadium, augur well.
That companies have maintained or improved their standings or been plucked out as "winners" by Deborah Orr, the editor of our special section, doesn't necessarily augur anything for the future.
Which seems to lend support to the counter view about age: when we age, we seek to protect: Our family, our finances and our reputation do not augur risk well.
As the group expanded, it began to develop and embrace more fantastic concepts, including one which justified the instigation of societal chaos, so as to augur the return of the Mahdi.
But an uptick in output does not augur prosperity.
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Yet while liberals have cheered the result as a mark of social progress, it does not necessarily augur plain sailing for the al-Sabah family that has ruled Kuwait since the 18th century.
Such a convergence of opinion should augur well for easy passage -- except that there is a competing resolution, sponsored by eight senators including the powerful majority leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole.
But in another way these patterns augur a bright future for an expansive American metropolis that, while not hostile to the urban center, recognizes that most businesses and families continue to prefer lower-density, decentralized settings.
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