At the very least, however, unpalatable though the proposals may at present be, they may prove more acceptable than the alternative already foreshadowed by Sir Adrian Cadbury should his own committee's voluntary code fail to command compliance - the even more unpalatable prospect of governance by legislation.

In the interview, Mr. Levin acknowledged that his recommendations left open the unpalatable prospect that, by sometime next year, American forces would be withdrawn in large numbers, and that Iraqis would left to fend for themselves.

For the third successive year Rangers subsequently lined out in the All-Ireland club final, however, the club faced the unpalatable prospect of becoming three-in-a-row losers.

But restricting demand might also weaken economic growth, an unpalatable prospect for any government, especially at a time when some are already blaming energy costs for a slowdown in growth.

He reached another cluster of boulders without incident and took up a fresh defensive position behind them: when the moon did break through it would be Droshny and his men who would be faced with the unpalatable prospect of crossing that open stretch of ground.

So far he had not found a single bright spot about any of this situation: this unpalatable prospect wasn't very likely to be the exception.

Kalion chewed on the unpalatable prospect for a moment before returning to the attack.

Republicans, who have said that they plan to cut the sales tax to 6 percent, from 7 percent, argued that the repeal effort was vindictive and was intended to leave the incoming Republicans with the unpalatable prospect of having to raise taxes as soon as they took office or make brutal budget cuts.

That posed another unpalatable prospect for elected officials.

What seems, in retrospect, to have been a key turning point was the politically unpalatable prospect that the 10th anniversary would come and go without a permanent memorial.