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aw fing

  • n  the near or foreseeable future
    there was a wedding in the offing
  • n  the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
    there was a ship in the offing
  • v  kill intentionally and with premeditation

  • With a number of lawsuits possibly in the offing, no one is saying.
  • With such high-profile testimony in the offing, its no wonder the commission chairman, Republican Tom Kean, was telling reporters last week to expect major revelations from the .
  • Another new treat: music videos (a video link will appear on the artist's main page, if there are any in the offing).
News & Articles

  • UPPER MAKEFIELD: Write-in campaign sets up rematch in November between Tierney and Baldwin
    UPPER MAKEFIELD – It appears a rematch is in the offing for November between township supervisor candidates Mike Tierney and Bud Baldwin.
    June 10, 2013 - The Advance
  • Microsoft Readying Realtime Phone-Console Multiplayer
    Forget PC-console multiplayer, how about live phone-console gaming instead? That's what's in the offing for Windows Phone 7, according to a Canadian Microsoft employee who apparently l et the company plans slip to tech site rgbfilter at Microsoft's X10 event in Toronto. The salient bit starts at 10:27 in the video. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
    June 7, 2013 - PC World
  • Ducks feel painful playoff deja vu
    Despite regional loss, Horton says CWS in the offing for Oregon EUGENE —Â For the second consecutive year, the University of Oregon baseball season lost a deciding playoff game at PK Park and missed the College World Series. After Oregon fell to Rice 11-4 on Monday, Ducks coach George Horton asked himself four questions and answered each one in turn. Horton: “Are we satisfied?” No. Are we close ...
    June 7, 2013 - Portland Tribune
Quotes

  • Tendai Biti in Wall Street Journal
    Nothing can be as malicious and as further from the truth,said Mr. Biti. "As a matter of fact, there are no talks or discussions taking place between the two parties and most importantly, there is no agreement in the offing."
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in FOXNews
    In remarks Thursday at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, de Hoop Scheffer said, "I do not believe the second Cold War is in the offing but the role Russia wants to play in the international system is uncertain."
  • Nigel Adkins in AFP
    Adkins said: "I'm pleased for the players who have worked hard and made it an entertaining cup tie against the might of Manchester City and the big players they have brought here. We all had a belief that there was a giant-killing in the offing but...

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