A figure for Germany's prospective capacity to pay, not too much in excess of the estimates of most candid and well-informed authorities, would have fallen hopelessly far short of popular expectations both in England and in France.
A more serious book, whether its purpose be regarded, or its undoubted actual influence in molding the character of a prospective ruler of France, was not written by any clergyman of Fenelon's or Bossuet's time.
They dared not awaken Quilp, who was sleeping that night in the shop to guard hisprospective wealth.
The identity of the child, and of the boy, David Copperfield, is now forever merged in the personality of Trotwood Copperfield, Esquire, the Prospective Man.
He occasionally feared that if his prospective brother-in-law did not arrive without delay, he would have been bored into a cordial dislike for him by the time they met.
The inhabitants of Japat, standing upon their rights as part owners of the mines and as prospective heirs to the entire fortune of Messrs.
The quartette were placing prospective rubies and sapphires on the board, using gun-wads in lieu of the real article.
A prospectiveimmigrant has to run the gauntlet of strict inquiry and examination with regard to his health and habits.
On the train by which I travelled from Montreal there were three prospective brides who at different points of the route were to meet their bridegrooms and be immediately married.
It seemed to relegate the war-talk to the politicians on both sides of the water; whereas whenever a prospective war between two nations had been in the air theretofore, the public had done most of the talking and the bitterest.
I was a prospective prisoner of war, but at dinners, suppers, on the platform, and elsewhere, there was never anything to remind me of it.
Several days ago I informed your Excellency of myprospective journey.
Alfonso was the prospective husband of a young woman whose career, although she was only twenty-one years of age, had been most extraordinary.
We can discover no trace of moral pride in her; all we discern is a childishly naive joy at her prospective happiness.
His death would have delayed, if not absolutely prevented, her marriage with Alfonso; for up to the present time she had no proof that her prospective husband's opposition had been overcome.
This was to show that he recognized in her, the prospective Duchess of Ferrara, a person of weight in the politics of the peninsula.
Leaving the cubs to the further destruction of their cage, the prospective salesmen wended their way through a maze of sidewalls, poles, unplaced wagons, cages.
Other prospective travelers wore their topcoats, but Sam Welborn was of the outdoors.
On arriving, the first person Jan came upon was Lars Gunnarson, the husband of Eric's eldest daughter and prospective master of Falla, which he was destined to take over upon the decease of the present owner.
He was looked upon as a prospective son-in-law by the Widow Prasko--and that was ever so largely his own fault.
Besides, the prospective candidates for royalty could not be trusted with the secret.
As implied previously, the realisation of this huge prospective gold yield depends upon the circumstances of the industry being at least equal to those of the past.
The old couple were without children, and nothing could be more welcome than the niece's prospective visits.
Mr. Muldweber seemed loath to part with his prospective tenants, but was assured that the close of the week would find them at Lone Linden.
And I suppose you don't want to love your prospective sister-in-law all in a hurry.
Yet we can say broadly that this is a prospective estimate, while that which is formed when the period has quite expired must be altogether retrospective.
And the same remark applies to the prospective estimate.
Finally, it is to be remarked that the prospective appreciation of any duration will tend to err relatively by way of excess, where the time is exceptionally filled out with clearly expected and deeply interesting experiences.
The former rests mainly on our prospective sense of time, whereas the latter must be altogether retrospective.
In general, it appears that the negotiations are carried on between the fathers of the couple or between the father and his prospective son-in-law.
During the period between the proposal and the marriage, the hunt was delivered to the tipi of the prospective father-in-law and when cooked a portion was carried to the young man’s tipi by the girl.
They are much more tractable than prospective mothers; so I scared him.
But when we consider how very few kings or statesmen have displayed this prospective wisdom and benevolence in legislation, we may hesitate a little to bestow so rare a praise upon Henry.
There is not a man who is unacquainted with it, and who does not bewail the prospective loss of its independence, with a thraldom also in view more grievous than the Spanish yoke.
Enoch sat down on a rock and eyed his prospective bosses.
I hate to see a fine name in the hands of a prospective gunman.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prospective" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
