11.   It was left for Garvey to explain how the village came to be deserted and why it no longer offered cosy prospects for a snug winter.

12.   And the current situation offers no prospect that life will improve.

13.   As the countdown got under way on Monday, forecasters offered the prospect of additional delays.

14.   But Beane reportedly never offered the prospect that the Rangers wanted, pitching prospect Jesus Colome, and the other piece of the Oakland offer was Matt Stairs.

15.   Cities offered a prospect of well-being and privilege that the countryside never could.

16.   For now, Greenspan offered no prospects for an immediate rebound.

17.   Government leaders and Harney refuse to meet Adams until he offers some prospect of an IRA cease-fire.

18.   In addition, many parts of the country have been hit by a drought blamed on El Nino, offering dim prospects for good crops.

19.   It is costly, difficult work, offering few prospects for profit in the short term.

20.   It offers the prospect of suspending some economic sanctions in return for cooperating with the monitoring.