He cited the prospect of playing in the Champions League once again was a driving force for his move.

The Abyssinian crisis showed how the League could be influenced by the self-interest of its members ; one of the reasons why the sanctions were not very harsh was that both Britain and France feared the prospect of driving Mussolini and German dictator Adolf Hitler into an alliance.

* Jason Heyward — Atlanta Braves prospect and first-round selection in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

With the prospect of meeting bigger teams in those competitions, and with the financial importance of doing well in the league competition, the Football League Trophy is not considered a priority by many clubs, with some opting to field below-strength teams, particularly in the earlier rounds.

This had come after supporters at both clubs took turns mocking each other at the prospect of Preston's relegation to League One.

Following the 1969 season in which Rojas hit only. 228 and hot prospect Denny Doyle tore through AAA with a. 310 average, the Phillies decided to include him in the blockbuster trade that sent slugging first baseman ( and known malcontent ) Dick Allen and right-handed pitcher Jerry Johnson to the St. Louis Cardinals for centerfielder Curt Flood, catcher Tim McCarver, outfielder Byron Browne, and left-handed pitcher Joe Hoerner, the trade that led ultimately to Major League baseball free agency.

This move later, Wigan, facing the prospect of playing their home games in the Premier League in an empty stadium, paid the money they owed to the police.

The introduction of automatic promotion and relegation between the Football League and the Conference was not a good sign for Stockport and, in they had just six points from 13 games and faced a real prospect of non-League football, exemplified by crashing out of the FA Cup to Caernarfon Town.

He was considered the number one prospect of the Texas League.

However as few west Wales clubs can face the prospect of the travelling implications of moving up to the Welsh Football League, this four-way play-off idea is theory rather than practice.

Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) first overall by the Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, earning both the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league's top prospect and the Telus Cup as the top defensive player in 2003.

There was a strong possibility of Hednesford moving back to the Southern League Premier Division for the 2008 – 09 season, but Halifax Town's financial problems saw a number of non-league sides revived, leaving the Pitmen with the prospect of Northern Premier League football for the forthcoming campaign.

The American League had birthed the Royals and Pilots as a result of the Kansas City Athletics moving to Oakland, and Symington would not accept the prospect of Kansas City waiting three years for baseball's return.

The Ashes had not been contested since 2003 when, in 2009 with the prospect of not contesting them until after the 2013 World Cup, Britain's Rugby Football League ( RFL ) challenged the Australian Rugby League ( ARL ) to play the round-robin stage match of the Four Nations tournament with the Ashes at stake.

He was rated the 2nd best prospect in the Florida State League in 1996.

In June 1949, faced with the prospect of a courtroom defeat, Chandler offered amnesty to the players who had gone to the Mexican League.

He was considered a leading prospect with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League in and.

One of them, a first-round supplemental pick, Michael Burgess, was, by the end of the year, picked by Baseball America as the top prospect for the entire Gulf Coast League.

Ramos was considered to be the top catching prospect in the American League.

He was honored as Minor League Player of the Year by USA Today, Baseball Weekly, and The Sporting News and USA Today, and was named Tigers Minor League Player of the Year and Detroit's No. 1 prospect by Baseball America.

Williamson joined a San Diego team in first place in the National League West division, a prospect which cheered him: " Going from second-to-last to first place, that's always exciting.

He was also a three-time All-Narrows League choice and was considered the top prep prospect in the state his senior year.

" The prospect of starting near the top of the pyramid will attract to the hierarchy a group of brilliant class employees who would never have come there at all if they had been forced to start at the bottom ".

The prospect of Japanese backing tipped the scales in the Esposito group's favor, and they were awarded an expansion franchise for the 1992 – 93 season, as was a group in Ottawa ( which became the Senators ).

Now faced with the prospect of calling themselves " The Doobie Brothers " with no remaining original members, a sound that was light years away from their original version and a " leader " in McDonald who was ready for a solo career, the group elected instead to disband.

The prospect of reform inspired a small group of Protestant liberals in Belfast to found the Society of United Irishmen in 1791.

Apparently, the prospect launched today is precise: a new group tending to go along the route of modern innovation.

As currently constituted, The Way Corps training consists of a preparatory year called the " Candidacy Year ," followed by an " Apprentice Year ," when the prospect leads a group of Way Disciples, and then two years of in-residency training at The Way International's headquarters in New Knoxville, Ohio, and at Camp Gunnison — The Way Household Ranch in Gunnison, Colorado.

The term Blason populaire is a phrase in which one culture or ethnic group increases its own self-esteem by belittling others e. g. Samuel Johnson's description that " The noblest prospect which a Scotsman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England !".

If there is an implied agreement by all and one person openly disagrees, then they risk isolating themselves from the group, which is a very scary prospect.

Eventually, he turned on Taz and rejoined the group as Triple Threat prospect Lance Storm was tossed aside.

The most famous story of survival was that of Ed Pulaski, a U. S. Forest Service ranger who led a large group of his men to safety in an abandoned prospect mine outside of Wallace, Idaho, just as they were about to be overtaken by the fire.

For a brief time in 1998, once again every member of the group had ECW gold, with Douglas holding the World Heavyweight Championship, Bigelow holding the TV Championship, and Candido holding one half of the Tag Championship with Triple Threat prospect Lance Storm.

Birmingham's Academy director Stewart Hall described him as " the outstanding prospect in the under-18 group " and he was expected to challenge for a first team place.

[...] Never, at any stage, has Simpson considered Hughes a Test prospect.

Shareholders in the WIC dreaded the prospect of a truce in the Americas, which would thwart the plans of that company to stage an invasion of Portuguese Brazil.

Thus, when those attorneys eventually become experienced partners and reach the stage in life where one would normally consider switching to public service, their interest in joining the judiciary is tempered by the prospect of a giant pay cut back to what they were making 10 to 20 years earlier ( adjusted for inflation ).

The second season was never developed beyond these few basic notions as it was clear to Boucher from an early stage that there was little prospect of the series being renewed.

This is because it will be more likely that an enemy will simply ' ride out the storm ' in the prospect of being in a better position at a later stage.

While she admitted that the prospect of returning to the stage is daunting, she was considering an offer to work with former Celebrity Big Brother 2007 housemate, Jermaine Jackson.

Importantly, the Act defines a vexatious proceeding to include a proceeding brought without merit or any prospect of success, with the consequence that it is not necessary to prove the existence of any improper motive in order to obtain relief under the Act.

Habibie in 1998 and the rise of Indonesian democracy brought a new prospect for a potential change in the dynamic between the Australian and Indonesian governments.

In April 1782 it was suggested in cabinet by Lord Shelburne that North should be brought to public trial for his conduct of the American War, but the prospect was soon abandoned.

Jacob Appel, an advocate for mixed rooms in the United States, has written that opposition to gender-mixed rooms stems from " old-fashioned prejudice " and argues that: " Because some people have been brought up to fear or dislike sharing a room with a person of the opposite sex, or blush at the prospect of catching a glimpse of an unwelcome body part when a robe slips open, we enshrine and perpetuate this prejudice in social policy.

Anna Maria Franziska made an effort to welcome him back ; however, her mood turned sour when Gian Gastone brought up the prospect of wintering in Prague.

The failure of the Meech Lake Accord — an abortive attempt to redress the constitutional problems brought on by the adoption of the 1982 amendment without the Quebec government's approval — strengthened the conviction of most sovereigntist politicians and led many federalist ones to place little hope in the prospect of a federal constitutional reform that would satisfy Quebec's purported historical demands ( according to proponents of the sovereignty movement ).

This is used as a metaphor for the changes brought about by her womanhood: being herself in love, her newfound awareness of the associated sense of rapture enables her to empathize with the hapless bird ( as a younger girl she would have been simply excited by the prospect of a fine hunting trophy ).

In what is probably his most famous paper, " One-Half of a Manifesto " ( Wired, 2000 ), Lanier opposes the prospect of so called " cybernetic totalism ", which is " a cataclysm brought on when computers become ultra-intelligent masters of matter and life.

Results improved, and an away win at Sale who were to be champions that season even brought the prospect of another Heineken cup place.

Joyce descends into the behavior of a 16-year old, a prospect Kristine Sutherland found not only fun, but painful as it brought back memories she had not faced in years.

From the moment that the prospect of Frank and Helen's marriage became real, the children all began regarding Frank and Helen as their parents and even brought pressure to bear on them to celebrate the marriage as soon as possible.

He left the company ( which became a crown corporation in 1944 ) to prospect for uranium minerals as an independent mine developer, and in the 1950s he brought the Gunnar Mine to production at Uranium City, Saskatchewan.

On arriving at the summit, upwards of an hour was spent in the enjoyment of the wonderful prospect, of which her Majesty frequently expressed her admiration – Lord Howe pointing out the many remarkable near and distinct objects which the fineness of the day brought within the reach of view.