The phrase "affect the prospects" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how certain actions, events, or conditions may influence future opportunities or outcomes.
Example: "The recent changes in policy could significantly affect the prospects for small businesses in the area."
Alternatives: "influence the outlook" or "impact the future opportunities".
Each scenario would affect the prospects and the strategy of the front-runners.
Obviously, US passage of the 'Magnitsky Law' will adversely affect the prospects of bilateral cooperation".
How the Mets play will affect the prospects for this revenue, she said.
He added that Italy understood how its actions would affect "the prospects for the recovery of the world economy".
"But it is necessary to give our assessment that the law approved by the Senate will rather negatively affect the prospects for bilateral cooperation.
But her handling of the quake may leave a stain on her legacy that could affect the prospects of her coalition returning to power in four years.
The political friction is affecting the prospects for congressional elections in July.
Furthermore, if Scotland were to have a separate currency from sterling, then it would have a mismatch between its revenues and its liabilities (the pounds it owed the British government).The currency issue also affects the prospects for the Scottish banking system.
The upheavals at Capuchin Books, a lively paperback reprint house specialising in lost classics, have so far not affected the prospects of at least one recent gem, its relaunch of Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, a Victorian precursor to Taxi Driver.
Initially instituted to control migration, it still affects the prospects of those born in the 1990s like Rocky and Lena.
The optimality with which the tasks, responsibilities and risks are allocated among the partners affects the prospects for the success of any PPP.
