Sentence examples for mere prospect from inspiring English sources

The mere prospect of such deprivation will curb their more vagrant impulses".

Brooklyn residents are incensed at the mere prospect of a Hooters in their borough.

Still, the mere prospect of his return is enough to sound the trumpets in New York.

Today, the mere prospect of Mr. Murdoch's taking over KirchMedia provoked worried reactions.

The mere prospect of military tribunals is already hobbling our battle against Al Qaeda.

That is, everywhere but Europe, where the mere prospect of the single currency has spurred a wave of mergers.

The mere prospect of accidents has resulted in the cancellation of all sorts of fishing competitions, derbies and demonstrations.

Many Republicans in Congress were nervous about the political firestorm already provoked by the mere prospect of such losses.

The prospect of such a "deflationary spiral," rather than the mere prospect of deflation, is what scares the I.M.F.

The mere prospect of a second capital-sentencing proceeding does not implicate the perils against which the Double Jeopardy Clause seeks to protect.

The mere prospect of a carbon tax on imports, which the European Union is currently debating, might help concentrate Chinese minds.