Too many of my students showed only occasional signs of intellectual curiosity, despite my best efforts to engage them. (washingtonpost.com)
In a television interview from Havana, Mr Maduro said Mr Chavez was «conscious» of his condition after his fourth operation in his battle with cancer, and said he had shown occasional signs of improvement. (politics.stackexchange.com)
If this were the late»70s,»80s, or early»90s, that rating would be multiplied by four, but save for occasional signs of creative life (Match Point and Vicky Cristina Barcelona specifically), critics and audiences have been largely united in the apathy with which they greet the latest Allen. (film.avclub.com)