Layoffs also resumed, with more possibly in the offing. This prompted speculation as to whether an Oasis reunion was in the offing. The sale prompted immediate speculation that a format change was in the offing for WCHR. There is no new sector lurking in the offing&colon; qualitative transformation is taking place. A more thorough reform of handwriting than the Petrarchan compromise was in the offing. During 1946, rumours began to circulate that a royal wedding was in the offing. No rift was in the offing at that time. More change was in the offing, however. With the prospect of independence celebrations in the offing, the opposition's morale fell. Brandler returned to Germany with plans for revolution in the offing. More than 2,600 lawsuits against the US pharmaceutical industry are still in the offing. A new constitutional order was in the offing. Improved aircraft designs were in the offing with the Bristol Beaufighter, then under development. In "Jeeves in the Offing", Upjohn has retired and grown a moustache. A Calgary-based franchise was also in the offing.