Ominous

The signs are already ominous.

He was, according to Brian the Scientologist, making up for lost time which I know sounds ominous, but isn't necessarily ominous.

The 1967 war, however, represented an ominous watershed.

If so, these elections appear to foreshadow ominous times ahead.

As a result, Iran's near term political prospects appear ominous.

These are ominous predictions, especially in light of troop movements.

More ominous, however, is the sovereignty dispute between Japan and China.

There are ominous indications that the relative forbearance of this group may end.

President George W. Bush has made similarly ominous, if more vague, statements about Iran.

Indeed, while less ominous and dramatic than financial contagion, trade spillovers profoundly influence global growth prospects.

This superficial understanding of populism makes the French presidential election an ominous symptom of Europe s blind leadership.

This superficial understanding of populism makes the French presidential election an ominous symptom of Europe s blind leadership.

General James Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, recently put forward a different, albeit equally ominous, prediction.

For many Afghans, the anticipated presence of a Karzai family member on the ballot is an ominous foreshadowing.

What if he didn't decide to go out on that ominous day to get those cigarettes and milk?

The 1967 war, however, represented an ominous watershed. Israel s lightning victory 160 recalls Hegel s dictum about the impotence of the winners.

The American political world not only Republicans, but also Democrats (albeit to a lesser extent) had fenced out huge, ominous realities.

There is also a Sign for you in ( the story of ) Ad , when We let loose upon them an ominous wind

There is also a Sign for you in ( the story of ) Ad , when We let loose upon them an ominous wind

What makes the demands for reform more pressing this time are ominous developments in Egypt, the region, and in the wider world.

And Iran, in its drive to protect its nuclear program from an Israeli American attack, might be very active in supporting this ominous scenario.

In many statements, Palin seems intent on invoking God in her judgments about war, an ominous sign for the future if she is elected.

People and their elected leaders as well often have the feeling that such seemingly innocent proposals are in fact part of an ominous hidden agenda.

In view of some big countries intense national egoism, the failure to agree on the EU s 2007 2013 budget could have ominous political consequences for Europe.

For all the optimism ushered in two years ago, ominous political realities may be rendering the nation state system incompatible with the emerging new Arab world.

Indeed, the US Congress has already produced a series of ominous bills aimed at retaliating against China and other countries that engage in one way currency intervention.

The unbelievers will not cease to be in doubt about it until the Hour suddenly comes upon them , or the chastisement of an ominous day overtakes them .

The unbelievers will not cease to be in doubt about it until the Hour suddenly comes upon them , or the chastisement of an ominous day overtakes them .

Equally ominous, the banning of hundreds of candidates for alleged ties to the Baath Party signals a return to sectarian politics, which could reignite a sectarian civil war.

Today s three tier global economy 6 growth in emerging markets, 2 growth in the US, and no growth in Europe shows ominous signs of paralysis and nationalistic unilateralism.

There are ominous indications that the relative forbearance of this group may end. If that happens, the insurgency will be superseded by a much more dangerous sectarian civil war.

Our delegation cannot even contemplate the possibility of terrorists acquiring the wherewithal to carry out a nuclear, biological or chemical attack, owing to the ominous consequences of such an attack.

I grew up with the sounds of war the staccato sounds of gunfire, the wrenching booms of explosions, ominous drones of jets flying overhead and the wailing warning sounds of sirens.

More ominous were the statements and challenges to the Palestinian Authority emanating from Hamas prior to the confrontation between the militant group and the Palestinian Authority on 14 and 15 July.

Indeed, what is most ominous is that extremists realize this more clearly than the moderate, silent majority, who find the noise irritating but do not know how to start a serious dialogue.

Just as my country was in national distress in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, we are now in distress in the face of an ominous renewal of terror on our soil.

And we walked three valleys beyond, and the third valley, there was something quite mysterious and ominous, a discomfort I felt. And then I knew that had to be the setting of my book.

Contraceptives, cosmetics and brain reprogramming techniques that sounds ominous, but the distinction between what is a technology a gadget would be the archetype and other ways of changing and rewriting human nature is quite subtle.

Once contagion effects within the euro area became ominous, governments reacted by overseeing the Greek adjustment program and by creating the European Financial Stabilization Facility (EFSF), a temporary safety net for other major debtor countries.

There is also an ominous resemblance to Italy in 1992, when both major parties of the previous 40 years, the Christian Democrats and the Communists, simply melted away in a mixture of corruption and intellectual failure.

They ( the people of the city ) said , We think you are ominous indeed , if you do not desist , we shall surely stone you to death , and you will surely face a grievous torture at our hands .

They ( the people of the city ) said , We think you are ominous indeed , if you do not desist , we shall surely stone you to death , and you will surely face a grievous torture at our hands .

Realizing that ominous trend, Malaysia supports initiatives such as the culture of peace, dialogue among civilizations, and interfaith dialogues, which are important international efforts to promote mutual understanding and cooperation through intercultural, inter civilizational and interreligious programmes.

Integration was not an option embraced by the administering Powers but actions of the European Union through its constitution reflected an ominous move in that direction without any input from the Territories under the administration of the United Kingdom.