He waved a hand at his uncle, pushing the Praetor's grim prophecies aside.

The Verbier's performance was yet another reminder that perhaps the grim prophecies rattled off with tiresome regularity about the future of classical music will likely remain fictional rather than factual.

In November 1984, Noel disproved Orwell's grim prophecies by stepping into Martin Harris's seven league boots and, as Chairman, involving the Department in an ongoing process of expansion and innovation.

It was also a smash hit on Broadway in 1966, tempering an unsettling, grim prophecy with sentimental ingredients and some safe songs.

Since his death, history has made his cautionary novel look like grim prophecy.

The Lady's words haunted him, a grim prophecy he could not forget.

Despite such deprivations, many schools, perhaps most, are relieved that conditions are not worse, given Mr. Fernandez's grim prophecies of 7,000 layoffs as he fought to hold down the budget cuts.

I tried not to show how much his grim prophecy had unnerved me.

The book ends with an account of bad omens and an anonymous soldier's grim prophecy.