This may create favorable prospects in certain occupations, but jobseekers may face competition for positions in occupations with fewer retirements, or for popular jobs that attract many applicants.

"Based on our company's favorable prospects, we believe purchase of Apple shares enhances the value to our shareholders," said John Sculley, Apple's chairman and chief executive.

Instead, he said, "we look for companies that sell at low valuations relative to their peer group in industries that we think have favorable prospects."

The district has few African American voters and hence favorable prospects for the GOP.

To dream of a full cash box, denotes that favorable prospects will open around you.

It rallied, however, and the fall session commenced with favorable prospects.

"It is that favorable prospect that continues to limit the weakness of the dollar."

That is, you consent that I should devote myself wholly to the natural sciences should this career offer me, as I hope it may, a more favorable prospect.

Among other technology issues, Cray Research moved up 3 1/8, to 36 5/8, as favorable long-term prospects, which includes the outlook for a recently completed Cray computer, encouraged investors.

The favorable prospects of the day before were an illusion.