Preposition: as

• result: The whole area is more prosperous as a result.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: A blessing was a prayer to God to make someone prosperous.

Modifies a noun

• townsthen: West virginia where prosperous townsthen in what is news i was worrying.

• businessman: In 1887 Kennedy married Mary Augusta Hickey, the daughter of a prosperous businessman in the city.

• suburb: Had the honest Lawyer founded a prosperous suburb in Argentina?

• merchant: She was the widow of a prosperous merchant, Henry Porter.

• economy: We cannot expect a prosperous economy in the coming decades.

• reign: The singing of the National Anthem brought to an appropriate conclusion a hearty service in thanksgiving to God for the Queen's prosperous reign.

Modifying Another Word

• moderately: China took another substantial step forward on the road of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

• economically: Sylhet is located in the north east of Bangladesh and is the second largest economically prosperous area in the country.

• relatively: Thirty years ago, Iraq was a relatively prosperous nation.

• reasonably: Was he reasonably prosperous; I mean, how big was the house, for instance?

• increasingly: Came to Rome from Spain in 64; lived in poverty at first but became increasingly prosperous as he attracted notice.

• fairly: MM: I think it will mean I can enjoy a fairly prosperous old age.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Causes of failure 1. The working classes were becoming more prosperous.

• grow: It had grown prosperous from wool and trade with Europe through the ports of Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth.

• seem: New College seems prosperous; why does it need help?

• remain: The town suffered from the Great Depression but remained relatively prosperous.

• create: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister The aim of the ODPM is to create prosperous, inclusive and sustainable communities for the 21st century.

• look: These fellows look too prosperous in comparison with the rest of the population to suit me.