Shepheard was from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and the prospect of Tortola coming under Brandenburger control did not sit well in Westminster.

He did obtain a firm Anglo-Scottish alliance reflecting the common religion and shared interests of the two countries, as well as an agreement that offered the prospect of a successful conquest of Ireland.

By October 1982, Le Pen supported the prospect of deals with the mainstream right, provided that the FN did not have to soften its position on key issues.

Urged by Paul Count Wolff Metternich zur Gracht, the senior diplomat serving in his entourage, the Kaiser neglected to see Chamberlain during his fortnight in England, but did speak about the prospect of a future Anglo-German alliance at Marlborough House on the eve of his departure.

At the time it was built it did not seem a certain prospect.

Norton knocked out previously unbeaten top prospect Duane Bobick in one round and after despatching European title holder Lorenzo Zannon easily, he beat number two contender Jimmy Young ( who himself had beaten George Foreman and Jody Ballard ) in a 15-round split-decision in a WBC big mandatory title-elimination fight, with the winner to face reigning WBC champion Ali, but Ali's camp told Ring Magazine they did not want to fight Norton for a fourth time.

Instead, Wolfowitz advocated a unilateralist policy, claiming that the U. S. did not need China ’ s assistance but that the Chinese needed the U. S. to protect them against the far-more-likely prospect of a Soviet invasion of the Chinese mainland.

As the New Year approached, it became clear that with no prospect of better weather until the spring, Eighth Army did not have the strength to force its way to Pescara.

Despite his superiors ' warnings, Leclerc did not consolidate his victory by disarming L ' Ouverture's old officers and they and the black and Creole population rose up again when news reached the island of the reestablishment of slavery on Guadeloupe, bringing the prospect of a similar restoration on Saint-Domingue and swinging the tide inexorably against French hopes for reimposing control.

Mice with type 1 diabetes treated with leptin alone or in conjunction with insulin did better ( blood sugar did not fluctuate as much ; cholesterol levels decreased ; mice formed less body fat ) than mice with type 1 diabetes treated with insulin alone, raising the prospect of a new treatment for diabetes.

In 2001, Prior re-entered the draft, and was considered by some to be the top prospect, but the Minnesota Twins, who had the top pick, were warned that Prior did not want to play for them.

This prospect, however, did not materialize and William Perry, then Deputy Secretary of Defense, was chosen to succeed Aspin.

" Despite the prospect of having two major stars on the same project with a well-regarded writer, McElwaine did not immediately greenlight it.

The book, in many respects, was a misguided product of my adolescent anger at the prospect of being drafted and sent to Vietnam to fight in a war that I did not believe in.

The prospect of removing hundreds of acres of farmland did not sit well with many, especially the farmers in the path of the new highway.

It appears to have been a " love match ", but no doubt the fact that she was a wealthy heiress did " sweeten the pot ", with Edward receiving a marriage settlement of 70, 000 pounds, with the prospect of more when Eliza turned twenty-nine.

Shankly did not recognise the need for change although he pursued Blackpool teenager Emlyn Hughes as a future prospect and finally signed him for £ 65, 000 in February 1967.

Because Corman did not believe that The Little Shop of Horrors had much financial prospect after its initial theatrical run, he did not bother to copyright it, resulting in the film falling into the public domain.

An average season at age 25 did not bode well for his chances as a prospect, but he parlayed an invitation to spring training with the Red Sox in 2001 into a spot on the big-league team for opening day.

Adenauer did not want his country to become a bargaining chip between the United States and the Soviet Union, nor did he want it to become a nuclear battlefield, a prospect raised by the arrival of American tactical nuclear weapons in 1953 as part of the Eisenhower administration's New Look policy.

But in 1774, most students were charged with excitement over the prospect of rebellion against King George.

Michael VIII Palaeologus was greatly alarmed at the prospect: he wrote to King Louis, suggesting that he was open to a voluntary union of the Roman and Latin churches, and pointing out the interference a descent on Constantinople would pose to Louis ' own crusading plans.

As the unprecedented prospect of a military confrontation between the King and Parliament grew, on 4 July 1642 Parliament voted to create a Committee of Safety consisting of ten Members of the House of Commons and five peers, of which Essex was one alongside the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Holland and Viscount Saye and Sele.

Vamana then took on the form of Mahavishnu and was pleased by King Mahabali's determination and ability to keep his promise, despite his spiritual master's curse and the prospect of losing all his wealth.

King William had no sons, nor had his only Protestant kinsman, Duke Nicholas ( 1833 – 1903 ); consequently the succession would ultimately pass to a Roman Catholic branch of the family, and this prospect raised up certain difficulties about the relations between church and state.

With the prospect that the dukedom of Newcastle upon Tyne would become extinct once again, King George II also created the Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne in 1756, with a special remainder for inheritance through his nephew, the 9th Earl of Lincoln.

After a quarrel with Prince Rupert of the Rhine, he threw down his commission and returned to the King at Oxford, over whom he obtained more influence as the prospect became more gloomy.

In 1982 he beat undefeated prospect Greg Page, and in 1984 he moved to Miramar, Florida and signed with promoter Don King.

With Jalen Rose, Webber, Howard and King – along with Ray Jackson, a less heralded prospect – the Michigan recruiting class was considered to be the best in the nation.

On December 13, 2003, Drew was traded to the Atlanta Braves along with catcher Eli Marrero for starting pitcher Jason Marquis, relief pitcher Ray King, and rookie prospect Adam Wainwright.

On December 13, 2003, Marquis was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals along with relief pitcher Ray King and rookie prospect Adam Wainwright for outfielder J. D. Drew and catcher Eli Marrero.

Frances and her husband soon started scheming with Baron Seymour on the prospect of arranging a marriage between Jane and the King.

The prospect of cutting back spending is an unpleasant one for any governor.

National Party government in 1948, which instituted apartheid, and South Africa's withdrawal from the Commonwealth in 1961, ended any prospect of incorporation of the territories into South Africa.

In any case, warfare in the Middle Ages tended to be dominated by raids and sieges rather than pitched battles, and mounted men-at-arms rarely had any choice other than dismounting when faced with the prospect of assaulting a fortified position.

According to Tacitus, Mucianus was not keen on this prospect but since he considered Domitian a liability in any capacity that was entrusted to him, he preferred to keep him close at hand rather than in Rome.

This was followed by an open letter to the pope ( Admonitio paterna Pauli III ) in 1544, in which Calvin admonished Paul III for depriving the reformers of any prospect of rapprochement.

Writing in 1872, church historian William Stephens said “ The Patriarch of the Eastern Rome appeals to the great bishops of the West, as the champions of an ecclesiastical discipline which he confesses himself unable to enforce, or to see any prospect of establishing.

The Iranians, despite the widespread Shi ' ite rebellions, had no interest in provoking another war, while Turkey opposed any prospect of Kurdish independence, and the Saudis and other conservative Arab states feared an Iran-style Shi ' ite revolution.

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.

* May 11 – U. S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles declares that Indochina is important but not essential to the security of Southeast Asia thus ending any prospect of American intervention on the side of France.

However, the avaricious ambitions which had been aroused across north-western Europe by Edward the Confessor's lack of an heir prior to 1057, and by the king's failure thereafter to prepare the way for Edgar to succeed him, removed any prospect of a peaceful hereditary succession.

Haig's purpose for the attack was more political than military — with winter setting in, there was no longer any prospect of a breakthrough.

As they began to fall, investment stopped virtually overnight, leaving numerous companies without funding and numerous investors with no prospect of any return on their investment.

A working definition of corruption is also provided as follows in article 3 of the Civil Law Convention on Corruption ( ETS 174 ): For the purpose of this Convention, " corruption " means requesting, offering, giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a bribe or any other undue advantage or prospect thereof, which distorts the proper performance of any duty or behavior required of the recipient of the bribe, the undue advantage or the prospect thereof.

The latter sparked speculation that there could be a new series, but Howerd's death in 1992 put an end to any such prospect.

There was no realistic prospect that trade would take place and the company never realised any significant profit from its monopoly.

More importantly Jeeves is disagreeable to the prospect of his master's matrimonial alliance, as any prospective wife would likely dethrone him as the " true master " of the Wooster household.

He reckoned that his best option was to take the initiative and, as he later wrote: " seize the only means which could give any prospect of success against the superior enemy, namely to fall on them by surprise on all sides as day broke.

The end of the war in 1748 cut off any prospect of further active service.

The accused person has the right to have the matter heard in a Court, if found not guilty the accused person pays nothing other than his legal costs ( if any ) but if found guilty the accused person faces the prospect of a conviction for the offence and / or a substantial increase in the fine up to the maximum.