He turned from her and stood looking out on the distant prospect.

Experts caution, however, that any such treatment remains a distant prospect.

Peace and stability, the things that the elders here say they want most, seem a distant prospect.

New jobs, however, may still be a distant prospect.

But direct flights are a more distant prospect, since they raise issues of sovereignty.

Despite the current crisis, that remains a distant prospect.

Formal diplomatic relations, however, are at best a distant prospect, church diplomats say.

If they really had taken a big wagon, the coaches would catch them tomorrow, when the mountains were still a distant prospect.

Still, the somewhat distant prospect of additional help failed to boost Russia's financial markets.

War with the Soviets seems a distant prospect in many American minds.