Nevertheless, the recent collapse does not necessarily portend a new Great Depression.

"But it does not necessarily portend a large epidemic."

But it did not necessarily portend a serious rift within the Fed.

But seismologists said that the quakes did not necessarily portend a worse quake in the coming days.

So the weekend's robust box office may not necessarily portend a similar resurgence in other retail sectors.

In any case, the latest 10-day results do not necessarily portend a trend, analysts said.

But the mere fact of an early hurricane does not necessarily portend a heavy season.

Nor does public indifference necessarily portend better things for Democrats.

Still, that doesn't necessarily portend a streetscape walled in by chain stores or big boxes.

"Of course, this is a highly unusual earnings season, and a postponement doesn't necessarily portend a major problem."