dismal prospect

collocation in English

meaningsofdismalandprospect

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dismal
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪz.məl/us
/ˈdɪz.məl/
sad and ...
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prospect
noun
uk
/ˈprɒs.pekt/us
/ˈprɑː.spekt/
the possibility that something good might happen in ...
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(Definition ofdismalandprospectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I certainly was not reassured by the ratherdismalprospectof regional cultural consortiums.
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It is adismalprospect, but there it is.
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Yes, and there are enormous waiting lists, with adismalprospectfor the people at the bottom ever getting in at all.
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With all the pressures of collection and administration, the authority has adismalprospectof seeing any reduction in the £12 million rent arrears.
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Therefore, it is a verydismalprospectindeed.
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What we are failing to do is to see this as it should be seen, as an opportunity and not just as adismalprospect.
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In the light of the increase in violent crime that formed in our minds a ratherdismalprospect.
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They also face thedismalprospectof being confronted by the telly-tired child in the morning.
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In three directions he has adismalprospect.
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It will be a prettydismalprospectfor this nation if we are left behind in this struggle for export markets and manufactured goods.
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In view of the present policy, that is a strikinglydismalprospect.
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This is a prettydismalprospect, because we are up against severe competition.
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If we are to go over all this again, that is adismalprospect.
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That is a verydismalprospect, and it is quite time that we were discussing the problem of shipping.
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It may be that they are being safe and sure economists, but the people will not like contemplating thisdismalprospect.
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If not, it is adismalprospectfor our country.
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All that dark anddismalprospectwe have escaped by the fact that this measure is being undertaken in the course of the war.
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What adismalprospectfaces a newly-elected local councillor.
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It is altogether a growingdismalprospectwhich certainly does not please.
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It makes for adismalprospect.
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