Word: prospective
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Epps said he is excited by the prospect of becoming a permanent member of the Harvard Faculty...
Still, the prospect of a letdown after a big victory cannot be discounted...
WASHINGTON: They're not talking anymore. Monica Lewinsky and Kenneth Starr are through trying to make a deal, according to her attorney William Ginsburg. That means legal immunity is a distant prospect for the former intern. "Judge Starr knows our telephone number; we are here if he wants to call us," said Ginsburg. That's not likely, says the Washington Post -- Starr is furious because Lewinsky made a muddled proffer. Yes, she did have a sexual relationship with Clinton; no, she was not told to lie about it, but was "told to tell a certain version of events that...
JERUSALEM: This time, Israel may not simply sit back and watch. As the prospect of an American attack on Iraq appears more and more likely, Israelis are preparing for the worst. "The feeling in Israeli intelligence is that [Saddam] can certainly do it," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "He has biological weapons and if he wants to he can pull...
...Officials concede the prospect of an Iraqi attack is remote at best. But Israelis are still lining up for gas masks, and many in Tel Aviv ? Iraq's primary Scud rocket target during the Gulf War ? are anxious. "In one scenario, if the American attacks are too devastating, Saddam will feel desperate and attack Israel to stop the Americans or to secure his place in history," says Beyer. That would certainly open up a whole new can of worms...