Synonym: encouraging, favorable, hopeful, likely, probable. Similar words: compromise, prominent, missing, surprising, advertising, surprisingly, processing, economist. Meaning: ['prɑmɪsɪŋ /'prɒm-] adj. 1. showing possibility of achievement or excellence 2. full or promise.
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91. If the promising results of animal experiments are borne out, this technology could be used to cure diabetes.
92. If the study yields promising projections, construction will begin in April.
93. But they're promising not to let the fame and fortune go to their heads.
94. Presidents have been promising lower taxes since Washington crossed the Delaware by hand in a row boat.
95. After a promising start, the campaign fizzled out in the summer when the full Co-operative Congress refused to back it.
96. So, it looks like a promising case for a bit of reciprocal altruism.
97. Christina found herself remembering the way the promising young architect had first come into their lives.
98. A promising approach is to require the information-gatherer to gain permission for subsequent use.
99. One of the most promising areas to find answers is in the treatment of acute pain.
100. The panelists were put off by numerous ads promising a balanced federal budget but offering no specifics on how to achieve it.
101. They came back on a parade float of prodigal love and public money, promising entertainment[sentencedict.com], nostalgia and success.
102. When they spot some promising zebras, or antelopes, they spread out into a line.
103. As divided and unprepared democratic forces fumbled for a plan of action, demagogues would rush forward convincingly promising protection.
104. Some of the man-apes it ignored completely, as if it was concentrating on the most promising subjects.
105. Loyola had a faculty committee charged with preparing promising seniors for fellowship applications, and they contacted me.
106. One of the craters is especially promising because it lies near what seem to be dried-out river channels, Barlow said.
107. The earliest studies designed to test this idea gave promising results.
108. Both had highly promising futures and were expected to become permanent fixtures in the Springbok side before long.
109. The Republicans are promising tax cuts for the middle class.
110. But there is another, perhaps more promising category of deterrent effect: general deterrence.
111. Mr Bevan said Allen hired the two youths by promising them £100 and giving them an extra £10 to buy petrol.
112. The bulk of the jobs will go next year, and the company is promising there will be no compulsory redundancies.
113. Promising herself that she would explore it all properly later, she set off to find accommodation.
114. We want a link between belief and truth to prevent this happening, and a causal link looks promising.
115. Unicef was just one of the international agencies in Durban promising to rectify the slowness of its response.
116. Etzioni and Ward a close second and Nisbet and Fontana less promising in these selected books by them.
117. Although recognition of handwriting has received much less attention the task is simpler and promising results have been obtained.
118. Bacteriophages appeared to be harmless to man, and seemed to be promising therapeutic agents of revolutionary importance.
119. Also promising are electronic versions of the Yellow Pages and other directories, complete with thousands of computerised maps.
120. In the 1964 campaign he ran on a platform promising major social reforms at home and peace abroad.
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