Barring

Barring, that is, any complications from a ruling from an administrative law judge who is reviewing the matter at the request of the state Department of Natural Resources.

JSOnline.com 2009

Barring a surprise, none of the seven players will seriously compete for a spot on the 25-man roster.

Nationals sign three to minor league deals, invite four to spring training Adam Kilgore 2011

Barring those two conditions (which are fundamentally impossible short of global fiber optic networking even up to the so-called “last mile”) the Net will NEVER be “Neutral”, and packets will NEVER all be the same “speed”.

DPI is GOOD for you: ‘Um – crap’ 2009

Barring a compromise before March 4, the two houses will be under pressure to agree on a short-term bill to keep the federal government operating without interruptions.

'Death Panel' For Elmo? AP/The Huffington Post 2011

Washington (CNN) – Barring any major changes stemming from the awaited Congressional Budget Office score, longtime Democratic holdout Sen. Mary Landrieu told reporters Wednesday she had decided to vote for the health care reform bill

Landrieu to support health care reform bill 2009

“Barring some swing of momentum in his favor, I told him the writing is on the wall,” Ballentine told CNN.

First on the Ticker: 'The writing is on the wall,' ally tells Sanford 2009

Barring a few provinces, monsoon rains had been good across the country to the end of June, which will aid plantings, he added.

India Farm Ministry Won't Push for Grain Exports Rajesh Roy 2011

Barring some unforeseen miracle, the middle class will continue to struggle without new industries to support their skills or new skills attained by more education and training.

How to think about rebuilding the middle class Derek Thompson 2011

"Barring some unexpected shock from the global economy, we expect the recovery to continue through 2011," Reis wrote in the report.

Rents Rise, Vacancies Go Down Wesley Lowery 2011

Barring that, Chinese export machine became perpetuum mobile.

Matthew Yglesias » Chinese Inflation Revisited 2010