All 5 Uses of
prospective
in
Fast Food Nation
- "Both machines have been thoroughly perfected," the company assured prospective franchisees, "are of foolproof design — can be easily operated even by a moron:' The InstaBurger Stove was an elaborate contraption.†
p. 24.2
- They send cultural anthropologists into homes, stores, fast food restaurants, and other places where kids like to gather, quietly and surreptitiously observing the behavior of prospective customers.†
p. 44.9 *
- In 1898 General Motors lacked the capital to hire salesmen for its new automobiles, so it sold franchises to prospective car dealers, giving them exclusive rights to certain territories.†
p. 94.8
- To test the commitment of prospective franchisees, he frequently offered them a restaurant far from their homes and forbade them from engaging in other businesses.†
p. 95.7
- The FTC now requires chains to provide lengthy disclosure statements that spell out their rules for prospective franchisees.†
p. 99.3
Definition:
concerned with or related to the future