We stand on the threshold of a great ability to produce more, do more, be more.
The sight of republicans on the threshold of political power provoked bereaved Catholic families into action.
My eyelids began to grow heavier, the rest of my body, on the threshold of sleep, suddenly lighter.
The company owns first-class, long life properties and appears to be on the threshold of an impressive growth phase.
"Millions of people are on the threshold of a major crisis, " said Mamadou Biteye, Oxfam Regional Director for West Africa.
It is on the threshold of the fast-growing economies of Asia - 9, 000km from Moscow but just 1, 300km from Beijing.
"We're on the threshold of being able to digitize the system, " says Thomas Standish, the head of regulated operations at CenterPoint.
On the other hand, Europe took an austerity route, but fared no better, and is on the threshold of an economic meltdown.
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It could well be on the threshold of its greatest growth yet.
Lake said it's clear the region is on the threshold of a crisis and that now is the last chance to act.
This hesitation on the threshold of political involvement still characterises the organisation.
Note too the fresh near-five-year high for the DAX index on the threshold of renewed recession and notwithstanding the weekend theatrics in Rome.
After all, the continent is on the threshold of a series of instant replays of the Yugoslav crisis in the Soviet Union and perhaps elsewhere in the Balkans.
Under church law they are obliged to visit Rome to report to the Pope on the state of their dioceses in what is called an "ad limina" (on the threshold of Saint Peter) visit.
"A totally innocent 18 year old youth on the threshold of a promising life was brutally cut down in the street in front of eye witnesses by a racist thuggish gang, " he told Dobson and Norris.
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We are already significantly ahead in creating technology tools and services, and we are on the threshold of a new era of data-driven progress where the jobs of the future will not look like the jobs of the past.
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Rather than tackle the challenge of greatly enhancing alliance discipline and transparency in the conduct of East-West economic and financial relations, President Bush may well be on the threshold of expanded Western concessions to these countries, primarily at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.
Dear peoples of Ethiopia, we are on the threshold of victoriously concluding our successful effort to restore our sovereignty by peaceful means and the use of force, and this is made possible by the determination and sacrifice of our defence forces as well as the commitment and support of our peoples.
However, certain recent developments suggest the need for commentary on the threshold question of whether illegal conduct is commonplace among pension funds and their money managers.
The patent will however impose a threshold on the number of transfers permitted beyond which the ability to move will be terminated.
The U.S. is now on the verge of a symbolic threshold: the point at which more than half of all American households receive and accept transfer benefits from the government.
On the other side of that threshold were movies like Wag the Dog.
The milestone visitor crossed the threshold of the attraction on Sunday afternoon during a Christmas concert.
Other places, like Britain and Australia, make student-loan repayments contingent on reaching an income threshold so that the prospect of taking on debt is more palatable to people from poorer backgrounds.
Deputy Jeremy Macon said politicians should only use the results of the referendum on electoral reform if it reaches that threshold.
The higher rates of the 1990s would be assessed on incomes above that threshold.
In Taiwan, a separate HSBC survey showed December PMI at 47.1 an improvement on the previous month's 43.9 but still below the threshold level of 50.
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