Sentence examples for failed prospects from inspiring English sources

He grew up in the troubled Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, a complicated city known for Yale University but also for urban decay, high crime rates and failed prospects, roots he sees as similar to Judge Sotomayor's in a Bronx public housing project.

If it fails, prospects for a prosperous and peaceful Europe are grim.

The Senate measures to close the terror gap failed, and prospects for a bipartisan compromise bill dimmed when a maneuver by McConnell, now the Republican Majority Leader, let vulnerable GOP senators slip out of town.

We think of him now as a failed hitting prospect.

They gave nine starts to the unlikely trio of Andrew Miller, a failed top prospect; Tim Wakefield, a 45-year-old knuckleballer; and Kyle Weiland, a rookie wearing No. 70.

On a night when A. J. Burnett became the first Yankees starter to pitch eight complete innings, he was overshadowed by a failed Mets prospect playing for his fourth organization in 16 months.

And when the organization's top three prospects failed to make the squad this fall, it looked as though the new boss was the same as the old boss.

Previous talks about a settlement between Harvard and the federal government failed, but the prospect for a settlement remains.

Restructuring the economy, joining the World Trade Organisation and privatising some sectors all failed to improve the prospects of jobless young Saudis.

Gould agrees with Julian Vignoles, the author of Inside the Eurovision Song Contest and a former member of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, about how the UK has tried to use former big stars to rejuvenate their prospects, yet failed to grasp the more credible, modern face of the competition.

It was no surprise that Mr. Bush, in his remarks, failed to mention the prospect of vacancies on the Supreme Court.