The UK Government called shale gas a "potentially an exciting new prospect for diversifying our energy supplies".
Was this a PR agency pitching a new client prospect in a most open and public venue?
But how about the time you asked for a raise, took on responsibilities beyond your experience or cold called that new business prospect?
On a radio talk show last month, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg rejected criticism by the New York Civil Liberties Union of the thousands of cameras in New York and the prospect of also using new aerial surveillance drones.
Changes enough that we sometimes create entire new planets to prospect for minerals that we can now process for the metals we desire.
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After all, the common denominator between the two issues is the prospect of new U.S. taxpayer liabilities.
The prospect of new laws raised hackles at the Interactive Advertising Bureau, which represents the online-ad industry.
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This new strategy has the prospect of being lucrative for Major League Baseball.
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The prospect of new health care legislation or changes to Medicare prompt them to feel skittish about the future.
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The first one is to take note of the decrease in companies using social media to prospect for new customers.
Then, using this analysis, ISC developed numerous new dialogue strategies, ranging from drip marketing and target up-sells to new loyalty programs and prospect nurturing.
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Panicking at the prospect that new digital technologies would make obsolete nearly everything Kodak did, they committed huge resources to diversification: drugs, clinical diagnostic machines and batteries.
But with many workplaces facing the prospect of new salary freezes for existing employees, the prospects of significant raises are once again gloomy for 2012.
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The Irish-based trainer of Epsom Derby hope New Approach and Oaks prospect Lush Lashes is the "Marmite man" of his profession - you either love or hate him.
Recent discoveries--and the prospect of new ones--sketch a bright future.
But how long will the casual fans remain excited about the prospect of new Star Wars films when they appear as frequently as Thanksgiving dinner for years and years on end?
Germany's borrowing costs fell to fresh record lows at an auction Wednesday as the prospect of new elections in Greece and the cash-strapped country's possible exit from the euro zone sparked an investor flight to safety.
Just as they are coming out of the old nightmare, they face the prospect of a new one.
As Italy goes to the polls, there appears little prospect of any new government directly addressing the issue.
The prospect of a new grammar school is likely to unsettle the coalition.
The third Sinn Fein prospect is the new constituency of West Tyrone where, again, nationalists are in a majority.
It is the prospect that the new owners will have a free hand to manage their properties, unhindered by politics.
Fox's comments came as the White House has tried to downplay the prospect of a new agreement governing immigration from Mexico.
Nevertheless, there is some prospect that the new government will attempt to carry through much of the Democrats' previous agenda, including privatisation.
Earlier the umbrella body for National League One clubs, First Division Rugby, had called the prospect of the new championship "financial suicide".
An attractive prospect for recruiting new talent, the company originally placed these young employees at the vanguard of their corporate volunteer programs.
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The new work opens up the prospect of studying imperfections in the "wonder material" graphene or plotting where electrons go during chemical reactions.
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Alarmed by the prospect of a new American imperium, European leaders will once again try to use the United Nations to rein in America.
With the prospect of 50 new peers being created, there are increasing worries that the membership of the Lords has risen at an unprecedented rate.
While Byrne is clearly thrilled at the prospect of a new chapter in his own career, he does not expect too much change in the overall championship.
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