Sentence examples for historic prospect from inspiring English sources

But before he left Brussels, the UK prime minister raised that historic prospect himself.

Instead of the usual voter complaints about choosing among unattractive options, there are meditative conversations about Senator Barack Obama's freshness versus Gov. Bill Richardson's international résumé versus John Edwards's commitment to the underprivileged versus the historic prospect of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's becoming the first female president.

LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, once a political exile deposed by the military, returned to the cusp of power on Saturday, taking a commanding lead in a parliamentary election in which Pakistanis braved Taliban intimidation to cast ballots with historic prospects for the country's democracy.

As a student of politics, I have been watching this campaign with one eye on the historic prospects of Barack Obama and one eye on the tenuous future of his Republican opponents.

With a new moderate and media-savvy Iranian leadership in place and a White House looking for a quick diplomatic victory, there is speculation about the prospect of a historic "chance encounter" in the corridors of the UN general assembly next week.

By design, there is no "For Sale" sign staked outside the formidable 12-room colonial-style house at 225 Marlborough Road in Brooklyn's historic Prospect Park South neighborhood.

No matter how historic the prospect of electing a woman or black man as president this year, if the rising volume of chatter in the news and entertainment media is any measure, women are doing a little re-tallying.

The four-day-event is bringing street art installations and performances to the most trafficked avenue in the city's historic center, Liteiny Prospect, giving the Baroque and neoclassical stylings a contemporary facelift.

Democrats braced for the prospect of historic defeats, more than the 39 seats the Republicans needed to win control.

With millions of Americans out of work, home foreclosures at historic highs and little prospect of relief for those in need, President Obama acts, establishing a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

ST. LOUIS — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. admonished Democrats on Friday to shake away their pessimism about the fall elections, arguing that the prospect of historic losses would be minimized because the Republican Party has been overtaken by extreme candidates and stale ideas.