Sentence examples for given a glimmer from inspiring English sources

Just as they are starting to contemplate spending the rest of their youth behind bars, they are given a glimmer of hope.

In the lovely scene in Act III when Ferdinand professes his love, we're given a glimmer of what this production might have been had all the actors interacted: a kind of homage to forgiveness.

His plea for a "strong SPD" was combative, almost rousing.It came after three state elections had given a glimmer of hope to the SPD, trailing Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) by over ten points.

Their response is 'How dare you even present data on the Atkins diet!' " This hostility stems primarily from their anxiety that Americans, given a glimmer of hope about their weight, will rush off en masse to try a diet that simply seems intuitively dangerous and on which there is still no long-term data on whether it works and whether it is safe.

Eight minutes later, England were given a glimmer of hope.

They were given a glimmer of hope when Saidhou Gassama's long range effort went in moments later.

This year gave a glimmer, but glimmers, history tells us, can be deceiving.

They gave a glimmer of hope early yesterday to Ray Downey and his men.

Indeed, it's that audible sense of contempt that gives a glimmer of hope.

Forecasters have learned to dampen expectations since the infamous barbecue summer of 2009, but forecasters have still been trying to give a glimmer of good cheer.

It marked a return to profitability for Goldman after a tough end to 2008, and gave a glimmer of hope to the ailing banking sector.