Sentences with phrase «despite much optimism»

Despite much optimism, no one sees this as a panacea in post-Proposition 13 California where investment in education has, for decades, languished below the national average and sank even lower during the recession.

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Despite these concerns, there is much optimism that crypto can be a boon to retailers — even brick - and - mortar ones.

Despite the derby looming ever larger Skriniar was all smiles at the Pinetina yesterday, looking to deal out as much optimism as possible.

Despite the city's optimism, the prospect of more tests, particularly ones that will have a direct influence on teachers, is causing dismay among those who believe that students already spend too much time preparing for exams and not enough on the broader goals of education, like social and emotional development.

Despite the initial optimism, the XBLIG section proved to be as much of a curse as it was a blessing, because for each title that was genuinely worth taking a look at, there were nine titles that were either shoddily put together by amateurs or simple, exploitative cash - ins on other creative concepts or even just sex appeal, and the only users who browsed the XBLIGs were the truly adventurous, willing to wade through a cesspool of human waste to get the rare nugget of gold.

This exhibition will focus on the decade when our artists, very much alongside our photographers, film stars, musicians and fashion designers, captured the world's imagination, creating the idea of «Swinging London», the city that was the symbol of all that was new and exciting for a generation finally throwing off the trauma of the Second World War and facing the future with an optimism born from prosperity and political freedom, despite the shadow of nuclear proliferation and the continuation of the Cold War.