The Air Ministry asked British scientists in 1934 to investigate the possibility of propagating electromagnetic energy and the likely effect.

Wimperis, Director of Scientific Research at the Air Ministry, asked Watson-Watt about the possibility of building their version of a death-ray, specifically to be used against aircraft.

Albert Speer mentioned the Reich Air Ministry enquiry into the plane accident, which he said ended with " The possibility of sabotage is ruled out.

However, because of the highly classified nature of Air Force One's security features, the possibility of the capsule and parachute ramp existing cannot be completely ruled out.

Though it was unclear how long the Air India inquiry was to last, Rae's appointment precluded any possibility of his running as a candidate in the January 23 election.

In the late 1940s, the personnel of Project Sign, the U. S. Air Force's flying saucer investigation, seriously considered the possibility that UFOs might have been secret aircraft manufactured by the U. S. S. R. based on the Hortens ' designs.

The Argentine Air Force ( Fuerza Aérea Argentina ; FAA ) had never considered the possibility of waging a long-range naval air campaign against a major NATO power.

" A committee led by retired general Jimmy Doolittle suggested in spring 1953 that the administration study the possibility of giving the Soviets two years to cooperate, with the threat of possible war otherwise, and an Air Force study in August warned of " The Coming National Crisis " due to having to negotiate with a country run by " the whims of a small group of proven barbarians ".

The possibility of purchasing surplus French Air Force Mirage 2000C fighters, like the option chosen by the Brazilian Air Force, has been considered.

Royal Air Force reconnaissance soon reported stronger opposition than anticipated, and this, along with the possibility that the Germans might be controlling the shore defences, caused them to recall the force and instead use the aircraft carrier HMS Furious to launch torpedo bombers at the enemy ships.

Sutton Harbour Holdings who owned the airport ( and Air Southwest ) also investigated the possibility of extending the main runway ( 13 / 31 ) to enable larger aircraft to use the airport and thereby further expand the services provided.

It was also announced that Oman Air would be re-evaluating its strategic plans, with a possibility of entering the long-haul market.

Both the Super Hornet and the Raptor will need a replacement in the 2020s and the USN and USAF are exploring the possibility of a common platform, dubbed Next Generation Air Dominance ( NGAD ).

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) has investigated the potential health effects of prolonged bicycling in police bicycle patrol units, including the possibility that some bicycle saddles exert excessive pressure on the urogenital area of cyclists, restricting blood flow to the genitals.

In 1987, shortly after it was decided that Charlotte would receive an expansion National Basketball Association franchise ( the Charlotte Hornets ), former NFL player Jerry Richardson met with a group of potential backers to discuss the possibility of bringing an NFL expansion team to the Carolina region.

In the 1950s, the National Park Service investigated the possibility of applying a clear plastic coating to the arch to protect it from further erosion and eventual destruction.

On 26 April 2004, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress denied the possibility of universal suffrage in 2007 ( for the Chief Executive ) and 2008 ( for LegCo ).

National and international regulations on the levels and types of energy used to irradiate food generally set standards that prevent the possibility of inducing radioactivity in treated foods, and, hence, excluding the risk to workers and the environment.

National advertisement in Marseille, predicting the now unrealised possibility of Jean-Marie Le Pen becoming President in 2007

Bruno Mégret left the National Front to found his own party ( the National Republican Movement, MNR ), claiming that Le Pen kept the Front away from the possibility of gaining power.

The Brazilian government liquidated the Guaíra Falls National Park, and dynamited the submerged rock face where the falls had been, facilitating safer navigation, but eliminating the possibility of restoring the falls in the future.

However, Shinji Sogo, President of Japan National Railways, insisted strongly on the possibility of high-speed rail, and the Shinkansen project was implemented.

The party subsequently entered discussions with the National Centre Party and the National Guard ( Blueshirts ) on the possibility of a merger.

The success of this work has made many assume that Bruch himself had Jewish ancestry — indeed, under the National Socialist Party his music ceased to be programmed because of the possibility of his being a Jew ; as a result of this, his music was completely forgotten in German-speaking countries — but there is no known evidence for his being Jewish.

This proposal received no objections from the Commissioners of Public Works, who costed it at £ 600, and negotiations were entered into with the Department of Education about the possibility of relocating artefacts relating to the 1916 rising housed in the National Museum to a new museum at the Kilmainham Gaol site.

He suggested that the comte de Chambord might recede from his position with dignity at the desire of the National Assembly, and not content with this encroachment on royalist principles, he insinuated the possibility of a transitional stage with the duc d ' Aumale as president of the republic.

It has been reported that the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators are exploring the possibility of playing a regular season game outdoors on the Rideau Canal, using temporary bleachers for the spectators.

On April 18, 2003, the Baghdad Museum Project was formed in the United States with a proposal to assure the National Museum of Iraq every possibility of the eventual safe return of its collection, even if that is to take hundreds of years.

* The on-going partnership with the National Football League began in 1973 when the NFL and United Way of America came together to discuss the possibility of using the NFL's network contract airtime to promote United Way during game telecasts.

The name is no longer used officially, though many scholars prefer to continue to use it since there is the possibility of confusion with the National Archives of several other countries.

The National Premier Soccer League receives six places, plus the possibility of a seventh in a playoff against a team from the amateur US Club Soccer setup.

The British administration considered the possibility of creating a game reserve there in 1907 and established a reserve area known as Hailey National Park covering in 1936.

He resigned on August 25, 1961, expecting to return to the presidency by acclamation of the Brazilian people or by request of the National Congress of Brazil and the military, which, concerned about the possibility of the leftist vice president João Goulart taking the oath as president, would refuse Quadros ' resignation.

There were two main elements to Douglas's reform program: a National Dividend to distribute money ( debt free credit ) equally to all citizens, over and above their earnings, to help bridge the gap between purchasing power and prices ; also a price adjustment mechanism, called the Just Price, which would forestall any possibility of inflation.

In November 2010, after consultation with Gallery director Martin Sullivan and co-curator David C. Ward but not with co-curator Jonathan David Katz, G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, removed an edited version of footage used in Wojnarowicz's short silent film A Fire in My Belly ( available online ) from the exhibit " Hide / Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture " at the National Portrait Gallery after complaints from the Catholic League, Minority Leader John Boehner, Rep. Eric Cantor and the possibility of reduced federal funding for the Smithsonian.

The NSM had come to an end sometime after Colin Jordan was imprisoned in early 1967 for distributing a racist leaflet The Coloured Invasion and following his release Jordan had met John Tyndall in Denis Pirie's house about the possibility of joining the National Front.

However, as this was also the period during which the power and terror of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Sejanus, was at its peak, Claudius chose to downplay this possibility.

Unable to tolerate the personal humiliation he suffered at the hands of Taft and the Old Guard, and refusing to entertain the possibility of a compromise candidate, Roosevelt struck back hard.

A few battalions have recently set up ' specialized ' companies to evaluate the possibility to add new abilities to the Home Guard.

Since that time, residents have focused their efforts on making responsible choices when considering their fire safety plans and in addition to having a significantly higher than average membership rate of CFA's Community Fire Guard program, and a pro-active approach to keeping properties prepared, the Ferny Creek Bushfire Alert System was installed to provide a siren signal to alert residents to the possibility of a threat to their safety.

The need to use the National Guard is designed to reduce the possibility of " half-hearted " wars in future.

In response to the growing threat and possibility of involvement in combat operations against the aggressive forces of Germany and Japan, Congress once again inducted the National Guard troops of the 48 states into Federal service during September 1940.