Sentence examples for rebels mood from inspiring English sources
On his way at last? Pressure points The turbulent north ReprintsThere was little sign of the tribesmen arriving on the scene but the rebels' mood of optimism was quickly punctured.
Yet even this minister, no rebel, acknowledges that the mood could still change.
While the mood of rebel troops in Misrata is confident, following news of gains by opposition forces in the Nafusa mountains to the west, commanders say they are cautious about predicting victory – Libya's rebel forces have yet to demonstrate the ability to launch sustained operations.
The celebratory mood among rebel forces touring Debaltseve contrasted with a more tangled mix of relief, anger and mutiny among the Ukrainian troops who had managed to make the perilous 30-mile journey up the road to the next major town of Artemivsk.
Your blogger watched the debate kick off from the press gallery in the House of Commons, and the mood of the rebels was strikingly grim even anguished in some cases rather than celebratory.
Mr Howard took the policy from Pauline Hanson, a former member of parliament, in a bid to neutralise her populist, anti-immigrant appeal.The rebels have captured a changing mood: Australians are questioning the more inhumane aspects of the detention policy.
When a revolt by moderate Republicans forced the House leadership last week to delay a vote on President Bush's plan to give religious groups a greater role in social services, Representative Fred Upton of Michigan captured the defiant mood of the rebels by flexing his arm and pointing to his muscle.
But there were signs that the mood of what the rebels call a "fifth column" is changing.
With the immediate danger that Ajdabiya might fall now having passed, another shift in mood was discernable among the rebels.
But America's decision in late 2007 to provide intelligence on the PKK and to let Turkish planes bomb rebel bases in northern Iraq changed the mood.
Now that he is gone, the rebels are weaker, with some more in the mood to negotiate, as evidenced by a recent peace treaty signed by one rebel faction.
