BEHIND THE NEWS The prospect of midterm victories for Republicans, who tend to be more simpatico than Democrats with big business, helped drive the market upward fairly steadily since Labor Day.
She was perfectly sanguine about leaving her custom-made purple leather sofa with aqua piping behind, but the prospect of parting with her $750 statue floored her.
But the service is controversial: privacy advocates have accused Google of Big Brother-style snooping.Gmail is still being tried out, but even if Google can put the privacy row and this week's topsy-turvy IPO behind it, the prospect of a battle with Microsoft is not enticing.
I'm not crazy about my current research, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to leave bench work behind and the prospect of an academic job sometime in the near future.
That held out the prospect of behind-the-scenes maneuvering that might challenge the status quo, political analysts said.
LAS VEGAS — The leadership of the N.B.A. players union touched down at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday, with one tense meeting behind them and the prospect of another on the horizon.
Mr. Garth said he was drawn back into a game that he had thought was behind him by the prospect of electing another long-shot outsider to City Hall, as well as by what he called his high regard of Mr. Bloomberg and his concern about the city's future once Mr. Giuliani, whom he helped to elect, moves on.
Glamorgan had been in trouble at 24-3 on the opening day after bowling the visitors out for 203 and, when Raine struck to have Chris Cooke caught behind for 22, the prospect of a first-innings lead was still in the balance.
Theresa May clearly understood how terrifying those of us left behind in Blighty would find the prospect as she made sure no one found out the news until she was safely out the country herself, on holiday in Switzerland.
The prospect of a ban has prompted a fierce behind-the-scenes campaign.
