For these reasons it is possible that even correctly incentivized rating agencies staffed by the most talented individuals would still fail to anticipate the sort of systemic crisis that we are now witnessing.

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She said it was possible that there were other reasons.

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Another analyst asked if the company could provide guidance as to what the combined earnings of Schering-Plough and Organon would have looked like in prior years, for comparison purposes, and was told that wouldn't be possible for accounting reasons.

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It still is possible the court could dismiss the case for procedural reasons, though that prospect seemed less likely than it did in Tuesday's argument over gay marriage in California.

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If you're thinking about leaving your job for such reasons, make sure that your missing perks outweigh any possible career advancement or opportunities you would receive if you stayed.

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Please note that due to operational reasons this accreditation will probably not be possible with video.

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Distortion of search results would still be possible, but the rule would make that manipulation more difficult, for two reasons.

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"It is well possible that many individuals are on a gluten-free diet for no sound medical reasons, " the authors note.

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Fortunately, there are some reasons to hope that avoiding a hard landing in China, despite the difficulties, is possible.

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Liddell thinks that 15 stories is possible before having to use other materials like steel but says that building codes are one of the main reasons we haven't seen more tall wooden buildings, "and more recently the economic downturn, " he adds.

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