prospect of improvement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprospectandimprovement
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prospect
noun
uk/ˈprɒs.pekt/us/ˈprɑː.spekt/
the possibility that something good might happen in ...
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improvement
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/us/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
an occasion when something gets better or when you make ...
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(Definition ofprospectandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is noprospectofimprovementin the remaining months of this year.
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We must have a change from this policy which shows noprospectofimprovementin 1981.
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Unless something is done to reassure the farmer, there will be no realprospectofimprovement.
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It takes time for mismanagement to destroy an economy, but there has been mismanagement of ours and there is littleprospectofimprovement.
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But this austerity has severely penalized the most disadvantaged, those for whom the euro provides noprospectofimprovementin living standards.
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There was no money and noprospectofimprovementin the tramway receipts.
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I see noprospectofimprovementin the near future.
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Then, local authorities were starved of resources and the public despaired of anyprospectofimprovement.
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Although the illness can last for long periods there is aprospectofimprovementor cure.
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I cannot conjecture about theprospectofimprovementin this immensely complex realm.
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So far, however, those have only produced theprospectofimprovement.
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He held out noprospectofimprovementfor the export trade.
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The future seems to hold noprospectofimprovement.
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There is a high level of rented property in my area, from which families have noprospectofimprovement.
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I see noprospectofimprovementin the mining industry from any point of view.
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There you have an absolutely derelict coal industry and there is littleprospectofimprovement.
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It is not surprising that these refugees see noprospectofimprovementand that they feel vulnerable, powerless and fearful.
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All too often workers find themselves resisting their ownprospectofimprovementand fighting an enemy who is on their side.
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Will he say whether we can have aprospectofimprovementin supplementary allowances?
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Economic activity has continued to decline with little or noprospectofimprovementin 1991.
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