Bode well for, Bode ill for
bodes well for (verb) - something good will probably happen
bodes ill for (verb) - something bad will probably happen
does not bode well
bode well for the future
bode well for their chances
bode well for the long-run
does not bode well for the long-term survival of
did not bode well for the sector
Example sentences:
* The recent product recall does not bode well for the long-term future of the product.
* The situation at the beginning of the negotiations did not bode well for the rest of the week. Hope of reaching a settlement looked bleak.
* While there are instances of seemingly unnecessarily high pricing, some at least probably arise more from inefficiencies which of course does not bode well for the long-term survival of those establishments.
* Available in the region, there is only about half a million pounds at the moment, which does not bode well for the company, which is trying to raise half a million pounds of equity.
* For a couple to be arguing so early in their relationship did not bode well for the future.
* If they can survive the difficult times they're going through now, this definitely bodes well for their future friendship.
* Whatever your opinions are concerning the concept of the UK enjoying an annual Music Day, the aftermath of the first event seems to bode well for the future.
* This does not bode well for Rover's bright new star, maybe, but what helps the car's cause enormously is the quality of the back-up that Rover has obviously insisted on.
* "This petulant and bureaucratic state of mind did not bode well for the conduct of a battle that was now plainly imminent."
* These events do not bode well for them.
* Heavy discounting by companies did not bode well for the sector, and included a range of profit downgrades from previously high forecasts.
* Recent overly immigration regulations did not bode well for the development of a software industry in the country.
* Sugar contributes more to calorie intake than in the past, mainly due to the increased consumption of processed beverages and foods, which may bode ill for the population's teeth, but also reveals increased purchasing power.
* "Indeed, it would bode ill for our political system if we mistrusted our state organisations."
* "The last two days' scenes of disarray, including some fisticuffs, caused by the exclusion of far-right MPs from the leadership of two delegations to foreign parliaments, are demeaning to the parliament, and bode ill."
* "To listen to such effusiveness from a hypocrite can only bode ill."
