adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , seem , sound
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ highly , particularly
▪ far from ( esp. BrE )
▪
The outlook is far from ~.
Promising is used with these nouns: ↑ avenue , ↑ beginning , ↑ candidate , ↑ career , ↑ direction , ↑ future , ↑ lead , ↑ result , ↑ sign , ↑ start