"He's getting very tired, at the mere prospect of the great party to-morrow!"

Still, the mere prospect of his return is enough to sound the trumpets in New York.

But the mere prospect of new American control over the Panamanian economy has already sent shock waves through the region.

Hell, the mere prospect of surviving gave him a migraine.

At the time, it seemed as if Buffalo had dumped a star with a big salary for mere prospects.

Will they increase segregation, and will the mere prospect of competition from force education authorities to raise their game?

Here, as so often, the mere prospect of litigation has concentrated minds.

The mere prospect of a vacation, even a brief one, relieved much of her tension.

It is not surprising, then, that the mere prospect of lifting the ban on saying no floods you with anxiety.

The mere prospect was enough to seize his heart and make his head reel with urgency.