11.   He cited North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Minnesota, Montana, and Nebraska as seats where GOP Senate prospects have improved measurably in recent months.

12.   He had begged in his hometown, Keshm, and had not found much there, so he was heading to Kalafghan, thinking his prospects might improve.

13.   If rates keep steady in the coming weeks, the prospects may improve for mortgage-backed bonds, say some investors.

14.   Israeli security officials say that whenever peace prospects improve the risk of attacks goes up.

15.   It preserved the dignity of his life and was a bridge to the days when prospects for work improved.

16.   OTB, in an audit report earlier this month, said that its financial prospects had improved.

17.   Prospects improve when he enlists the aid of his three friends believably played by Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, and Chad Lindberg.

18.   Ruiz said that could prompt some investors who want exposure in Philippine telecommunications stocks to switch to PLDT, the former monopoly whose earnings prospects are improving.

19.   Some Northern Alliance troops are already battening down for their sixth winter against the Taliban, hoping that their prospects will improve with the spring.

20.   The bill will lack that advantage this year, and it is unclear whether its prospects will improve or worsen.