Sentence examples for positive gesture from inspiring English sources

The uncle sets Nicholas up with a position at a school in Yorkshire, which at first sounds like a positive gesture.

Make every extra positive gesture.

"I applaud him for holding a meeting -- a positive gesture, and I commend him for it," Mr. Dodd said.

It is a small, positive gesture that the word "housing" has been added to the job title of the communities secretary, Sajid Javid.

At the same conference Ofcom, surprisingly perhaps, agreed that the BBC's offer, while a "positive gesture", fell far short of ITV's requirements.

But what we can do is talk to our staff about what their concerns are – restoring travel passes and car parking will be seen as a positive gesture".

But despite the positive gestures a much-anticipated meeting between the two leaders not materialise.

Trump has made seemingly positive gestures to May, the first foreign leader to visit the White House after his inauguration.

But he cautioned that "an incident can occur that can cause a reaction" and imperil positive gestures by both sides.

And if Chinese leaders wanted to improve their general image in the wake of their Tibetan crack-down, what better was to do it than to make some positive gestures towards Taiwan?

It also underlined suspicions, especially in the Gulf, that the US is seeking to improve the atmosphere with Iran ahead of this week's nuclear negotiations by making positive gestures towards Tehran's ally in Damascus.