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frightening prospect

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meanings of frighteningand prospect


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frightening
adjective
uk /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/ us /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/
making you ...
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prospect
noun
uk /ˈprɒs.pekt/ us /ˈprɑː.spekt/
the possibility that something good might happen in ...
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Examples of frightening prospect


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In some instances, there is the frighteningprospect of research being carried out on children without any legal or regulatory mechanisms for their protection in place.
It is a frighteningprospect for the human race.
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I myself find that a frighteningprospect, and the solution is so easy both industrially and nationally.
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That is a frighteningprospect for something that we have taken for granted throughout our lifetimes.
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I do not find that a surrender of sovereignty or a frighteningprospect.
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To start a recession from a level of 3 million-plus unemployed is a pretty frighteningprospect.
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That is the impression that they give, and that is why the increasing bitterness in the country is a frighteningprospect.
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That is not only a frighteningprospect for graduates.
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The social fund will greatly increase those harrowing statistics, which is a frighteningprospect.
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In my opinion, this is a really frighteningprospect.
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This would be a frighteningprospect and would affect many people and many industries.
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There is a frighteningprospect before us if we fail to control advertising.
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That is really a frighteningprospect for any country to face.
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The alternative, if it fails, would, of course, be a frighteningprospect.
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For a potential small business owner, starting up is a frighteningprospect, but it can be made easier.
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It is a frighteningprospect for people when faced with clamping late at night.
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It is a frighteningprospect that the police should be regarded as being available only in emergency cases, rather like the fire brigade.
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Either way, they would lose, and that was a frighteningprospect.
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