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leave open the possibility of

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leave open the possibility of something/doing something
to not prevent something from happening The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington.
Usage notes: also used with that: His retirement leaves open the possibility that a new judge will be appointed this year.
Related vocabulary: leave something open
See also: leave, open
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It gave no new deadline for installing the software but it did leave open the possibility of the censorship scheme returning again in the future.
China's Green Dam 'delayed', not confirmed for how long by International Business Times - US ed.
Despite Mr Brown's expected ``not yet'' verdict, pro-euro Cabinet colleagues including the Prime Minister, are anxious to leave open the possibility of a referendum on joining the euro before the next general election, and to put in place a strategy for meeting the tests.
Chancellor to deliver verdict on the euro by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
But they were anxious to leave open the possibility of a referendum on the joining the euro before the next General Election.
Blair and Brown in harmony over euro by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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