Sentence examples for earlier hint from inspiring English sources

An earlier hint of Iran's willingness to help head off more turmoil in Iraq came in remarks on Saturday by Iran's president, Mohammad Khatami.

Applicants for the loans, big and small, said the department had inexplicably altered financial terms of pending loans with no earlier hint that the applications might be in jeopardy.

Mr Carney told the Treasury Committee that his earlier hint of a rate rise before the end of the year was intended to spur markets to adjust expectations.

There were earlier hints of rebirth.

There had been other, earlier, hints.

Prosecutors had earlier hinted that they would oppose bail.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who largely excluded Mr. Ozawa's supporters from his cabinet, had earlier hinted that Mr. Ozawa should resign if indicted.

Going back on earlier hints that he would step down, he said this week that he plans to serve it in full.

Cabinet ministers are suggesting there will be no big emergency budget for extra public works this autumn, despite earlier hints to the contrary.

This was much less than the Palestinians want, but more than the 6-8% that Mr Netanyahu had earlier hinted he might be willing to cede.

Earlier hints that it might detail patients' responsibilities too to lose weight or give up smoking before surgery, for example—have yielded nothing.