(1) What had begun as a highly promising career ended in sadness and disillusionment.(2) A number of promising avenues of research are ripe for commercialisation.(3) By 1949, her painting style had matured and her future looked very promising .(4) In their place come several top draft choices and a number of promising youngsters.(5) It can provide a promising future and be potentially profitable.(6) The ending doesn't convince, but this is a highly promising debut.(7) She let go of a potentially promising musical career.(8) Seen as the key to a promising future, education was the greatest separator.(9) A lively exchange of ideas between you and your sweetheart could pave the way to a more promising future.(10) While some will end up with a promising start to their future careers, others will have to live with the poor results they received in the National College Entrance Examination.(11) Abandoning a promising career as a virtuoso pianist, he became an influential teacher.(12) At first glance, it does not seem remotely promising .(13) For Zoe, her talent and her ability to think critically and freely has become her ticket to an adventurous, bright and promising future.(14) This move marks the end of an era for Chippenham, but also gives the livestock market a promising future.(15) However, in the past year or so things have begun to look very promising .(16) Even though most parents realize that success in school can create a more promising future, they may underestimate their own potential to impact learning.