Sentence examples for parlous prospect from inspiring English sources

Reinventing a retail model is a parlous prospect.

One or two misfits will be wondering, "Does the speaker mean parlous or perilous?" In The International Herald Tribune, the historian Roger Buckley writes darkly about "the parlous prospects for the economy".

Add in a parlous demographic outlook and a nationalist party intent on over-spending, and Scotland's economic prospects would be bleak.

But a parlous Soviet domestic scene could jeopardize the transition to a stable and secure Europe.

Now part of a larger corporate entity, facing both a parlous music industry and the looming prospect of Mr. Lundvall's retirement, Blue Note has entered a pivotal moment in its history.

Or maybe you're totally sanguine about the prospect, knowing you'll find the list parlous simple.

Football administration is in a parlous state.

The parlous position of news brands remains.

The country's finances are parlous.

The topic incites me to parlous pondering".

If parlous means "perilous," who needs both?