He looked ripe, like he was something full to bursting with life.

China looks ripe for a very hard landing.

Now, with the economy slowing, the company is also looking ripe for a takeover.

Then if a particular store looked ripe, why, he'd relieve it before heading north.

The time looked ripe for putting the trade on a regular basis.

In 1848, the third aspect of the arrangement looked ripe for activation.

Holding a 35-13 lead going into the 4th quarter, things were looking ripe for a Hawkeye upset.

The Knicks are a fragile team that looks ripe for the taking.

We were pleased to see it did not look ripe for a hijacking.

So shares linked to the domestic economy look ripe for a bit of selective picking.