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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At that time, the outlook for peace was unpromising .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Armed with these unpromising instructions he arrived and assumed his post on 31 August 1946.
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But Berg is a wily writer who has no trouble whipping up something sweet and satisfying from this unpromising set of circumstances.
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He repeats to this unpromising man the promise made to Abraham and Isaac.
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Obviously, the outlook for peace was unpromising .
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The authorities are attempting to build a technological society on unpromising foundations.
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This book has an unpromising genesis.
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This rather unpromising collection was augmented with grants from the duchy of Lancaster.
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To make matters worse, the conduct of the Union generals in the lines to the west seemed equally unpromising .