11.   Shaky economic prospects make fixed-income securities like bonds more attractive to investors.

12.   Such prospects are making speculators reluctant to sell futures contracts.

13.   Such a prospect makes finding a buyer for Global Crossing urgent.

14.   Such a prospect made the industry rumble into motion last year in a search for the cause of the problem and a solution.

15.   That prospect has made a seat on the House committee writing transportation legislation so prized that it is poised to become the biggest panel in the history of Congress.

16.   That daunting prospect made Sunday night even more pivotal for Gooden.

17.   That prospect is making the current rush to the starting gate all the more jammed.

18.   That prospect makes Nalborough nervous.

19.   The prospect would make an air attack on Serbia more difficult to sell to the American people.

20.   The prospect made Moore smile.