Sentence examples for dimming prospects from inspiring English sources

LONDON — Seesaw markets, growing concerns about the stability of Europe's banks and a faltering economic recovery are dimming prospects that Britain will enact stricter banking regulation anytime soon.

A week after my overnight train trip, the House Transportation Committee held another hearing on the rapidly dimming prospects for domestic high-speed rail.

Sales of new homes weakened to a record low in February, dimming prospects for a swift recovery for the housing market.

It's telling that leaders of all major parties – the Karzai government, Britain, and now the United States – see dimming prospects for the mission.

But the shutdown could further set back the troubled economies of Libya and its North Africa neighbors, while dimming prospects for new investment in the region by international oil and gas companies.

On Wednesday, Wall Street also reacted to a report from the Commerce Department showing that sales of new homes weakened to a record low in February, dimming prospects for a swift recovery for the housing market.

Yesterday's actions significantly dimmed prospects that Congress can complete its national security agenda before adjournment.

Mr. Bush's fixation thus dimmed prospects for the compromise that was probably available to advance Social Security reform.

It dims prospects for a new WTO round too.Some have argued that fast-track is needed only to finish a round, not to start it.

The usual gridlock in Washington — and the likelihood of changes in the political firmament after the election — dimmed prospects for a deal in 2016.

Civilian deaths and injuries, lack of water, food and electricity and dimmed prospects for a major polio campaign were cited as the chief concerns.