| The spirit of the holiday may be getting lost in all this back and forth, but there may be a faint glimmer of hope. |
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| There is at least a glimmer of hope that bank regulators have learned something from the track record of past regulatory attempts. |
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| There is a very small glimmer of hope that the amniotic sac will reseal itself and fill back up with fluid. |
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| And for a moment, I felt a faint glimmer of hope as his eyes shifted away, the hurt clearly visible. |
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| But Danielsen offers a glimmer of hope for those who love blockbuster razzmatazz. |
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| Wing Jon Steel gave Caley a glimmer of hope with a late run, but when he was barged into touch by Delme Williams, the chance was gone. |
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| This glimmer of hope is welcome indeed for York as Thrall has been an important part of York's broad economic base. |
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| The only glimmer of hope for these wretched people is the emergence of organised resistance to the present policies. |
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| After receiving the Last Sacraments, he fell peacefully asleep and a glimmer of hope again began to dawn. |
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| Just a few months earlier, there had been a glimmer of hope as René Préval took office as president. |
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| And we're seeing the first glimmer of hope in that troubled region today. |
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| Again Rankin failed with the easy conversion and Jed at last found some glimmer of hope when fullback Kevin Amos struck a fine penalty goal from 35 metres. |
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| Just a glimmer of hope, when India could have basked in his glory. |
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| The Geneva Plan, which offers a glimmer of hope in this conflict, gives shape to these ideas of good sense. |
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| If we look deeper, however, another set of numbers offers a glimmer of hope within these otherwise disheartening statistics. |
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| Now that brontosaurus is a dinosaur again, is there a glimmer of hope for Pluto? |
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| Just when things look darkest, there is a glimmer of hope, and the good guy decides he is going to fight for all he is worth to get what he wants. |
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| Now that scientists understand that brain cells can regenerate, there may finally be a glimmer of hope in treating the horrible ailments that destroy them. |
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| In the Kurdish area, tourism offers a glimmer of hope in a region crippled by decades of violence. |
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| There was a glimmer of hope when, last April, Congress decided it was time to regulate themselves. |
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| It is the American dream, but also the socialist Utopia, the glimmer of hope for the poor, the comforter of the oppressed who yearn for salvation. |
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| As a recent college graduate with three times the average student loan debt, I am here to offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dark financial outlook. |
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| It was a similar thought that inspired the faint glimmer of hope expressed at the end of Arthur Koestler's own bleak summing up of the contemporary situation. |
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| We can find, among other elements, a glimmer of hope in the present hardships of Western world universities. |
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| Even so, as you wander the streets there is still a glimmer of hope in people's tired eyes. |
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| This is the only glimmer of hope in the despair which follows a vote which does us no credit. |
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| Consequently, the glimmer of hope on the horizon does not yet signify a reversal of the trend. |
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| The role of Spain, the Spanish presidency and the other presidencies of 2007 do offer a glimmer of hope. |
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| The Lusaka Accord, mediated by the OAU, provided a glimmer of hope for a negotiated end to the war. |
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| Canadians do not want the minister giving killers this so-called glimmer of hope. |
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| Anyone looking for a glimmer of hope in these economically difficult times soon notices a sector that didn't exist until recently: the cultural and creative economy. |
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| Right from the off Solihull looked second best, but Ross Collins did offer a glimmer of hope with a header that went close on 19 minutes. |
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| David Wiggins's explication of sortal dependency might appear to offer a final glimmer of hope for pluralist claims of sameness. |
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| Despite these rather dark prospects, there is a faint glimmer of hope that the situation might not turn out too disastrous for the Canadian softwood industry. |
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| Their upcoming fixture is, in many ways, a last glimmer of hope for La Liga tailenders Espanyol, who have the chance to pull Mallorca a little closer to the bottom three. |
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| But now there is a glimmer of hope for youngsters from Ellington Juniors Football Club, in Northumberland. |
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| But despite that, you always retained a glimmer of hope. |
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| Deep down inside I really knew that I just needed a glimmer of hope. |
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| Rarely in his paintings is the drabness relieved by a glimmer of hope. |
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| However, it raises a glimmer of hope he may finally be done with cheque book cheapies. |
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| Yet despite these sobering realities, there is still a glimmer of hope that if we act rapidly we may soften the blow of this looming climate catastrophe, particularly with respect to the poorest and most vulnerable. |
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| Only the creation of a billion-euro fund, which is essential in order to attempt to revive subsistence agriculture in the poorest countries, has provided a faint glimmer of hope. |
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| Spain's presidency of the Conference on Disarmament, together with the other Presidents, offers a glimmer of hope that we will achieve progress in our difficult work. |
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| We could go on and on with statistics on the hundreds of millions of people, living with no prospect of change and unable to meet the basic needs of their families, who are waiting for a glimmer of hope. |
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| While some have written the whole thing off, others see a glimmer of hope. |
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| We must not forget that the primary goal is to bring the boat back to Les Sables d'Olonne, rather than focusing on the rankings, even if there is still a glimmer of hope of a place on the podium. |
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| Then out of the corner if my eye I spot a glimmer of hope. |
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| However, the appointment of Ambassador Chris R. Hill to replace James A. Kelly as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs and US chief negotiator to the Six-Party Talks offers a glimmer of hope. |
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| Epigenetics, in which the environment changes gene behavior without altering the genes themselves, has given a glimmer of hope to die-hard Lamarckians. |
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| Messi managed to give Barca a glimmer of hope with a gorgeous Maradonian free-kick goal curled around the the wall from 25 yards out just before the break. |
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