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Meanings of had the potential in English

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Usage of had the potential in English
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It had the potential to overheat, or at least reach boiling point.
The Irish Times
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Yes, she had the potential to go astray on an epic scale.
Proven guilty
3
Pleasures that had the potential of being perpetual were always the best.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
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It was consequently valuable since it had the potential to be farmed.
Shadow men
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But how would you know she had the potential to write songs?
Reuters
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The whole thing had the potential for disaster written all over it.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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I knew you had the potential to be more, so much more.
Unravel Me
8
It drew attention to the Weres, had the potential to expose them.
Dead as a doornail
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Each caller had the potential for violence, either to self or another.
A Grandpa's Notebook / Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Enc...
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He had the potential to be a husband, a father, a nation-builder.
Jamaica Observer
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Premier Daniel Andrews said the cluster had the potential to blow out.
News.com.au
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We all knew that this had the potential to get real ugly.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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They said open defecation had the potential to exacerbate disease outbreaks, including typhoid.
Radio NZ
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That had the potential to further marginalise certain groups, she said.
Radio NZ
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It was bulk wine when it had the potential to be quality wine.
The Irish Times
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A spokeswoman said these had the potential to cause similar problems.
BBC
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