Sentence examples for sobering prospect from inspiring English sources

That's a sobering prospect.

It's a sobering prospect.

A fourfold population increase is a sobering prospect.

This is a sobering prospect, but there is plenty of evidence that it's a real possibility.

It is a sobering prospect and one that sparked the mixed feelings in Wenger and the squad.

The sobering prospect before next year's World Cup is that the All Blacks have seldom got out of third gear this month.

It was the first moment of joy in a day that began with a more sober prospect for the camp: the anticipated arrival of a Corporation of London letter giving the protesters 48 hours to pack up their tents or face court action.

On Friday, there was mayhem in the markets as investors reassessed the sober prospects for oil companies, and banks suddenly realised that they were exposed to a new round of write-offs to distressed energy companies and even to governments.

Sobered by the prospect of a drawn-out erosion in the economy, investors drove down the shares of all three Wednesday even after they reported earnings that beat the low expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Sobered by the prospect of a dishonorable dismissal, losing his pension and serving hard time, as well as facing a panel of military superiors in dress uniforms, Colonel Lakin said the winter had been "a confusing time, a very emotional time for me".

If this prospect isn't sobering enough, the economic predictions for 2013 should do the trick.