| It may be possible that scientists will one day announce with confidence that an ice age is imminent, or that a warm period is under way. |
| But the recent rapprochement between the EU and Libya signalled that an end to the embargo was imminent. |
| Concern is growing among humanitarian aid workers that about 100,000 people are now in imminent peril. |
| At the same time, the imminent introduction of wide-bodied aircraft threatened to shake up the entire industry for the second time in ten years. |
| The cat-o-nine-tails with its knitted thongs of whipcord was pickled in brine to stiffen it when there was an imminent flogging. |
| In the new era which Mark believes is dawning, the temple is rejected and its imminent destruction is expected. |
