Sentences with phrase «false dawn»

The phrase "false dawn" refers to a situation where something seems promising or hopeful at first, but it later turns out to be disappointing or not as good as it appeared initially. It suggests that there is a misleading or mistaken sense of optimism that ultimately leads to disappointment. Full definition
Whether February 28 will go down as the start of another burst of form worth sticking around for at Old Trafford or the next false dawn of disappointment may not save Van Gaal's job but it could soften his place in the emotional memories of a fanbase who haven't always been given enough over the past few months to keep believing in.
Liverpool have had a number of false dawns in the last six years or so, when a decisive end to the season created expectations for the next, much like how our FA Cup victories since 2014 have deluded us into thinking Wenger has regained his mojo.
They are studded with false dawns that lure investors in only to be creamed by the next down leg.
Winning at WHL will be mental reinforcement after the City game, it will say that City performance was not a «one - off», we have had too many false dawns before.
Too many false dawns already and fans wont be that naïve.
John Manning After a number of false dawns over the last decade, the HSE has revealed it is in «advanced negotiations» with a provider to finally deliver a primary care centre for Swords.
Of course, we've had a fair few false dawns from Premier League sides in Europe before (hello, Arsenal), but it's always exciting to see progress from English sides on the European stage, particularly after a dire few years in the competition.
It is not just a U.S. phenomenon; the synchronized nature of this cyclical upswing makes it different from previous false dawns, as detailed in our January Global Macro Outlook.
«We've been looking for these things before and seen false dawns but there is a little more confidence this time around.»
It's only a few days until the latest false dawn that is the Premiership Transfer Window begins, and the scent of unsubstantiated rumors and outrageous transfer speculation is already thick in the air.
I have had too many false dawns burned by Arsenal implosions.
Are we seeing just moments of false dawns like we are used to seeing?.
As West Ham fans our long experience of false dawns make us suspicious and ensures that we do not get carried away too easily by a few good results.
There have been plenty of false dawns under Steve Bruce, Martin O'Neill, Paulo di Canio and Gus Poyet, and the time has come now for the club to have some stability.
In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew is joined by Anita and Stephen to talk the West Ham false dawn and Palace fall to earth, Ozil's options, boardroom wranglings and Carragher's comments.
Previous wins against the big boys proved false dawns, we need to beat the teams down with us.
How many false dawns did we have in the mid-nineties?!? We have some great momentum at the minute and that's what got Leicester started last year.
It ends with the normal cliche false dawn of the monster not really being gone.
Old hands lamented the missed opportunities and false dawns in the years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
He is now 27 years old, and although there have been false dawns before, it feels as if his time is now: This was the performance of a leader who surely belongs on a more exalted stage.
Arsenal have had a few false dawns this season, but the team is now in their very best form.
We have had previous false dawns (e.g., Kyoto).
But for foes of Canada's Byzantine supply management scheme, it was a false dawn.
Is this another false dawn?

«We are moving towards stagflation and in the process of moving in that direction, it feels good, but it's a false dawn,» Greenspan told Maria Bartiromo on...

Yes, the chanting over Europe bottoming is growing, but personally I believe it's a false dawn.
The «dissenters» have for the large part lost their fervour for, if not their actual practice of, the faith through disillusionment with the false dawn offered by such theology.
But it was to be a false dawn.
There seems to be the odd early signing illustrating a false dawn of further business, i.e. Cech and Xhaka, followed by a couple of youngsters who may or may not make it.
Kubica had good pace in the first race in Australia, but it was a false dawn because the F1.09 was awful and the team spent much of the season languishing in the lower - midfield.
Now the fans are desperate to know whether it is yet another false dawn, or if in fact the Gunners have genuinely turned a corner in their attempts to return to the glory days when teams — all teams — were afraid of being blown away by Wenger's charges.
Too many false dawns to get carried away with a good start to the season.
He spent most of the first half of the season making ineffectual substitute appearances; a brace in the League Cup promised much but in hindsight was a false dawn.
It appears to me that signing Sanchez and Oziz, winning FA cups and keeping our best players was a false dawn.
Nor me Sue - let's see what impact he has at the Etihad next week.Too many false dawns with him over the years for me to lose sleep over him.
If the City victory was such a false dawn be worried about Leicester.
Normally in typical Arsenal behavior we should be in our late season rally now that we have nothing more to play for, having said that we also have the habit to disappoint after a false dawn.
This isn't his first «false dawn
What a false dawn
I'm not buying the false dawn many are waxing lyrical about, it's same old same old.
I'm saying this ahead of time because I'm NOT going to be indulging in the false dawn, should we win, or the post-mortem should we lose it.
You call fall for this false dawn act all you want, but I won't.
It remains to be seen whether Arsenal can continue on from where we started in Barcelona and then today against Everton at Goodison Park, because we have had some false dawns already this season only for the Gunners to falter again.
The generation that stumbled from one false dawn to the next is finally settling into the long sunset.
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