Word: prospective
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...satisfying. Although the victim will have to live forever with the sexual abuse, there is the possibility of privatizing the experience, of healing and of moving on. It is this option that, according to the new laws, will no longer be available to the criminal. There is no prospect of internalizing the action and changing if one is always marked and publicly identified...
...PROSPECT THAT NO ONE WILL HAVE sewn up the race by Super Tuesday isn't lost on the other candidates. Forbes has downsized in a number of states to concentrate on New York, the Midwest and California. He has proved to be a cunning opponent; his victory in Arizona may have turned on his decision to mail out 250,000 letters a month before the primary, explaining how to request absentee ballots. By the time Arizonans flocked to see Buchanan's road show, many of them had already voted for Forbes. Campaign chairman Bill Dal Col estimates that two-thirds...
This year, however, the inclement weather has become a particular hassle for those who play spring sports on the varsity level. The teams have yet to get outdoors, and with eight inches still on the ground, the prospect of normal practice seems more like a distant hope...
Life was so much simpler when we could count on the Freshman Dean's Office to give us a home and a couple of roommates. Now it's up to us to find our own niche at Harvard, and the prospect is terrifying...
...contrast, seniors often have a great need for electives. The rigors of the thesis and upper-level classes make many seniors desperate for interesting, less-intense classes. For a graduating premed, a Senior Seminar might represent the last chance to take a good college-level literature course. The prospect of graduation--meaning leaving the class-room for good, or pursuing highly specialized graduate studies--would make seniors appreciative of a less structured, discussion-oriented seminar in a way that first-years...