11.   For investors in the Polaroid Corp., prospects appear dim.

12.   Former recipients are not earning very much and their prospects for promotion appear dim.

13.   Half a season into his first try at this head coaching gig, that prospect has never appeared more doubtful.

14.   However, prospects appear dim for any early move in that direction.

15.   In the short run, prospects may not appear so bright for the pillars of the industry.

16.   It is possible to imagine circumstances under which the warfare might resume someday, but that prospect appears unlikely.

17.   Neither prospect appears imminent.

18.   No one wants a mistrial, but that prospect appears ever more likely.

19.   Nevertheless, the prospects for peace appear better now than even a few months ago.

20.   One victim of the latest controversy at Los Alamos may be Richardson, a former House member from New Mexico whose political prospects had appeared bright until recently.