1.   Their efficiency was growing, their outlook becoming wider and less bound by tradition.

2.   And if interest rates begin rising, the outlook will become even gloomier.

3.   Doctors revived him each time, but the outlook became bleak.

4.   German carmakers have eclipsed other industry groups in the German CDAX Index during the last quarter as their earnings outlook became increasingly rosier.

5.   Some expect the markets to trade in a narrow range until the outlook becomes a little more certain.

6.   To be sure, most institutional investors are staying out of the market until the political outlook becomes clearer.

7.   While retailers and industry experts have been making projections for months, the outlook has become clearer as shoppers start plowing through their lists.

8.   The outlook became even more uncertain.

9.   Until outlooks become more bullish, investors will have little incentive to buy.

10.   According to one dealer, the market outlook has become more positive with increased industrial purchases.