On the other hand, 1952 seemed a century away, and the prospect of four more years in the House was dispiriting.

Whose blood would run faster at the prospect of five years of consolidation?

Few are satisfied with the prospect of 20 years on the back benches, so become risk-averse.

He had the prospect of four years or so of uninterrupted power.

He is not unduly alarmed at the prospects of five years of socialist rule in Britain.

Lanigan the lawyer had to know what awaited him there, and the prospect of ten years in hell prior to death could loosen his tongue.

Retirement plans pale when confronting the prospect of two hundred years of leisure.

The lawyers saw the prospects of many years of high-priced work ahead of them.

Local residents then went to court to block the project, alarmed by the prospect of five years of noise and dust.

We're all appalled by the prospect of more years in the London rat race.