The space-lifts, he reckoned, would become reality a few decades after people stopped laughing at the idea.

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The industry's break can be traced back to February, when it became clear that health care reform would become a reality.

FORBES

If councillors give the go-ahead, Bash Street would become a reality in time to mark the 75th anniversary of The Beano comic in 2013.

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Some began to question whether it would actually become reality.

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Lest theory become reality, Americans would do well to consider why the flag is not protected in the first place.

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There are many challenges that would have to be overcome before it could become a reality by 2030, as the researchers hope.

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It would of course take some time for his hopes to become reality.

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To set up a means of collecting pledges that would turn into donations if a revived "Firefly" looks like it could become a reality.

CNN: Doug Gross

Were the rhetoric of the Labour hustings translated into the reality of government policy, our financial services industry would be crippled and our labour market would become more uncompetitive.

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