Sentence examples for terrified by the prospect from inspiring English sources

She was thrilled, rather than terrified, by the prospect.

And, no, investment isn't depressed because President Obama has hurt the feelings of business leaders or because they're terrified by the prospect of universal health insurance.

Still, it is hard to miss the point of the labour-shortage panic: affluent America is terrified by the prospect of increased bargaining power for working people.

The child was soon discovered there and reportedly explained that he had been terrified by the prospect of his parents going to school to speak to his teachers.

But those of us terrified by the prospect of climate change cannot afford to ignore those who don't feel the same way.

"The Italians, Germans, French, Americans, Canadians, they're all absolutely terrified by the prospect of the referendum, let alone Britain actually leaving the EU," he says.

When CIT disclosed its troubles in July, many retailers were preparing their orders for the holiday season and were terrified by the prospects of a sudden and uncontrolled Chapter 11 filing, said Ellen Davis, vice president of the National Retail Federation.

At the same time, aware of their own deep unpopularity, the hard-liners are terrified by the prospects of a "velvet revolution" and, thus, have become obsessed with preventing contacts between Iranian and American people, which will happen if the relations between the two nations improve.

We should be terrified by this prospect.

Professional Democrats, of course, are terrified by this prospect.

"I was thrilled by the prospect of doing it, but also terrified by the ways I thought it could go wrong.