Head admits to 'nightmare moments', when the prospect of ruining an ecologically unspoilt area occurs to him, but he is determined that developers can keep it under control.
As someone who spent a lot of her childhood in and around the Cloisters in Upper Manhattan and who grew up to write a novel in which the Cloisters has a life-changing effect on the main character ("Swimming Toward the Ocean"), I am saddened at the prospect of ruining the beautiful view from the bluff high above the Hudson River.
Mike is a hapless patsy, but he has also been knocked off his ethical moorings by the prospect of financial ruin.
The prospect of financial ruin or even prison has taken a toll on Ms. Brooks and her family, friends and associates say.
For filmmakers dependent on the booming mainland market, which includes those in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the prospect of financial ruin may be reason enough to heed the government's expectations.
During our period of acute financial distress a year ago, we found out that a large element outside this region actively disliked us - even revelled in the prospect of our ruin.
Wherever you look, national and local authorities are adopting principles and practices that, taken together, could help move us from a prospect of environmental ruin and growing social inequality toward a new era of inclusive and balanced sustainable growth.
This weekend the Briton faces the prospect of financial ruin following the shattering news that the proceeds from her house sale – €181,000 (£155,000) – will remain frozen in the Bank of Cyprus as a result of capital controls enforced to contain the crisis.
Capital controls worked under the Bretton Woods system but it is not clear whether they can be enforced in an age where money can be transferred through the click of a mouse.The prospect of financial ruin was one reason why many people feared the introduction of democracy.
And there was the prospect of Roman ruins, Indiana Jones backdrops, Bible sites and time with much missed family in front of us.
Ms. Gray said that her biggest worry is default — and the prospect of having her credit ruined so she would be unable to buy a house or car, or perhaps, since many employers check credit, even to land a job.
