The prospect of leaving Lalapanzi was becoming less attractive each minute.

But the prospect of pleading became too much when he applied for a new job.

That prospect, Mr. Coelho said, has become far more likely as a result of the veto.

With insular areas, land could be held by the federal government without the prospect of its ever becoming a state in the Union.

The prospect of being outside in the freezing night air was becoming a frenzy in her.

Who can blame people for celebrating early, or deciding to strike, when their prospects have become so bleak?

California now stores less than one year's water consumption in the entire system, which is why the prospect of even a moderate drought has become ominous.

That kind of comment, however, did not necessarily represent a majority view among people here as the prospect of armed confrontation has become increasingly remote.

Man no longer ruled the oceans; soon he would concede defeat on dry land and that prospect was becoming closer by the hour.

As Gregory soon gathered, the prospects of her doing so were becoming increasingly slender.