1.   And the high school prospect became a starter at a rival Big East school.

2.   And with each passing day of sunshine, with only sporadic rain, their prospects become gloomier.

3.   But in the very few circumstances when this prospect became real, the companies behind the fund have bought the offending securities and preserved the record.

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

5.   Fresh evidence indicates the prospect has become increasingly likely.

6.   Perhaps the legislative prospects will become a bit clearer when the House names its conference committee members on Friday.

7.   The database software maker said its earnings prospects have become another casualty of economic weakness.

8.   The longer the political in-fighting between House and Senate Democrats and Republicans continues, the dimmer the prospects for approval become, the analysts said.

9.   The prospects became all the more remote after President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt also said he would not attend.

10.   The Texas Rangers outfield prospect became the seventh batting champion from the Arizona Fall League.