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By the time you read this, he may have made his decision. I think that comment might have offended some people. If the event or situation referred to did not in fact occur, it's better to use might have : The draw against Italy might have been a turning point, but it didn't turn out like that.y the time you read this, he may have made his decision. I think that comment might have offended some people. If the event or situation referred to did not in fact occur, it's better to use might have : The draw against Italy might have been a turning point, but it didn't turn out like that.
By thinking ahead about what could happen-and about how you will deal with problems if they do happen, you can create a better life and a better quality of life for yourself and for the people who love and care about you. What I have to say is for the person who, like myself, is dying.We, too, need to plan-to think ahead in order to fashion, out of the time remaining, the best of what is possible. As I am dying from cancer, I have learned some things that I think are important for a dying person to know in order to plan.hat I have to say is for the person who, like myself, is dying. We, too, need to plan-to think ahead in order to fashion, out of the time remaining, the best of what is possible. As I am dying from cancer, I have learned some things that I think are important for a dying person to know in order to plan.