Each was aware that the only outcome would be death for one of them.

If they can coordinate their choices this is the only stable outcome.

I'm afraid the only possible outcome of that could be chaos.

That, however, is not the only possible outcome for use of profits.

The only outcome he ruled out was a world war.

Words and papers were the only outcome of the affair.

By the end of the argument, that continuing debate appeared the only certain outcome.

In her young, love-drunk mind, it was the only possible outcome to the summer.

In my view, therefore, this is the only possible outcome, given what has happened.

So if rates do go up the only outcome would be to remove even more money from circulation.