There is little downside in predicting disaster: if it does not materialise they can claim to have been instrumental in staving it off.
预言灾难几乎毫无坏处:如果灾难没有出现,他们可以声称预言对防止灾难起到了重要作用。
It is far from certain these dismal outcomes will materialise over the coming year.
在未来一年,这些悲惨结局是否会成为现实,目前还远远无法确定。
Whether such terrifying sums materialise will depend partly on the financial terms of Arctic exploration and the Kremlin「s flexibility over the tax status of the project.
这一巨额投资能否最终实现将部分取决于北冰洋开采项目的财政情况和克里姆林宫对该项目税收地位的灵活度。
The WTO warned that a surge of new anti-dumping investigations could materialise as the economic crisis dragged on.
世贸组织警告称,新的反倾销调查,可能会随着经济危机的持续而急剧增加。
History shows today」s problems could certainly materialise as a consequence of the failure to provide sufficient economic stimulus.
历史表明,作为未能提供足够的经济刺激的结果,今日所说的这些问题确实可能会出现。
In these fast-moving times, projects can materialise or be cancelled almost overnight.