1.   If the timetable holds, measurements from the spacecraft could make their way to National Weather Service forecasters soon after.

2.   If these timetables hold, the Oslo peace framework signed nearly two years ago on the White House lawn would take a mighty step from promise to reality.

3.   If that timetable holds, the last-place Lightning would have seven games remaining.

4.   If the U.S. timetable for withdrawal holds, it will be the last one American troops spend here.