But all the personal information lost or stolen recently, they warn, is an ominous development.

But despite these ominous developments, the pressure to contain the crisis is substantial.

But the most ominous development is on the legislative front.

In an even more ominous development, Walker did not sign a standard player contract.

That is an ominous development for a city with more than one million people receiving public assistance.

I find it a very ominous development because in a democracy we need to find a common ground.

What does this ominous development imply for the peace process?

The general's reply had been: "The very fact that no sabotage has taken place is an ominous development."

Munro knew this was an ominous development, but it would have to wait until later; at the moment, there were more pressing concerns.

The use of uniformed forces in what until now had been a stormy though purely political fight was an ominous development.