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hold promise

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hold promise
to be likely to succeed. The new drug holds promise for helping to control addiction.
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A gigantic battle at the end and some surprising events hold promise for another sequel.
The volume's eight chapters, authored by leading scholars, address the size of the gap, examine possible explanations for differences in school readiness and identify policies that hold promise for closing the gap and improving outcomes for children.
Concepts such as optimism, resilience, subjective well-being, coping, hope, sense of coherence, and self-efficacy all hold promise for reinvigorating the strengths approach to consumer services.
 
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