Sentence examples for causes of cheer from inspiring English sources

NATO piles it on Brave gamble The ground-war scenario ReprintsMild causes of cheer are the sacking of Gennady Kulik from the notoriously ill-run agriculture ministry, of the erratic Sergei Generalov from fuel and energy, and of Georgy Boos, the head of the tax service, which combines ruthlessness and unfairness in equal measure.

The reply was: "He's identified with the great cause of cheering us all up".

Then, in the hopeless cause of cheering himself up, he locks up his gloomy flat and takes off to Venice.

Even if there is a side of me that questions the premise that classical music is for stiffs, this is Lloyd Webber's most exuberant show in years and, at a time of general gloom, is dedicated to the great cause of cheering us all up.

The other cause for cheer was, of course, the start of the 120th Proms season, which opened with Elgar's The Kingdom (heard on Radio 3).

The Latino display of nerve and determination excited the country, causing mixed amounts of cheer and chiding, depending on the viewer's beliefs.

It has introduced fees for 80% of its students, and now generates a third of its revenue from a variety of commercial ventures such as a bakery and an in-house consultancy.A third cause for cheer is the proliferation of different kinds of universities.

A remarkable chain of events in recent months offers cause for cheer amid the bleak headlines of violence and economic distress.

CAN there be cause for cheer in a pot of yogurt?

Elsewhere, too, the champions of austerity have found cause for cheer: unemployment is down and output up (a bit) in Spain and Portugal Irelandd, which had to be bailed out in 2010, seems to be experiencing a mini-boom.

Cause for cheer: American Ballet Theatre's 2007 production of The Sleeping Beauty.