The phrase "a promising passage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a section of text that shows potential or positive qualities, often in literature or academic writing.
Example: "The author included a promising passage that hinted at the character's deeper motivations and future development."
Alternatives: "an encouraging excerpt" or "a hopeful segment".
A similarly promising passage arising from when, as home secretary, he had bravely started to address the scandal of rising prison numbers is quickly cut short when Michael Howard takes over the post.
In the book's most promising passage, a career counselor invites de Botton into his home office in South London to observe sessions with a client, a 37-year-old tax lawyer.
However, at the same time, both Frist and Hastert are promising passage of an intelligence overhaul by the end of this month, in which there will be roughly 15 working days.True, 15 days of deliberation is hardly a "knee-jerk" approach, but it also isn't a lot of time for the "thoughtful and meticulous" consideration one House GOP leadership aide predicted.
"But while promising passage to their dreams, Sister Ping often only delivered a nightmare and sometimes death".
Despite some promising passages in the first half, Wasps could have been more comfortably beaten than they were.
Two promising passages lay ahead: the fossil gallery where the river had once flowed, and the canyonlike fissure where it now fell.
Promising passages are marred by clunky transitions and regrettable metaphors: after 10 hours stuck in San Luis Obispo, Vollmann's train moves at last, filling him with a "happiness as crystal-clear as a vegetarian girl's urine".
As the final days of the current Illinois General Assembly wind down, the once-promising passage of a medical marijuana bill now looks unlikely.
Though the final details have not been hammered out, and the Arizona Republic reports that any such bill would not be proposed until at least January, both Pearce and Kavanagh appear confident that the current dynamic of state and national politics makes it a promising time for the passage of such a measure.
A series of political changes has eased their passage: a coup in Guinea-Bissau in April 2012 put a corrupt army back in charge after a promising if brief transition to democracy.
More than a rite of passage, graduation offered a chance at a promising new beginning for most of them — but not all.
