Sentences with phrase «only glimmer»

When Caltech's Ed Stone watched the launches of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 from Cape Canaveral in 1977, he had only a glimmer of hope that either probe would survive to reach interstellar space.

Yes, it's a mixed bag, with only glimmers of good news to look forward to.

I love when a piece of technology that was only a glimmer in a student's eye becomes something people use in their everyday lives.

As the the race to succeed George W. Bush rolled into its first summer, the Macaca moment was less than a year old, Facebook was just breaking out into the public mind and Twitter only glimmered on the horizon.

Taken from its director during post-production, the film plays against itself with no cohesive vision left to shine through, only glimmers here and there of Schrader's idiosyncratic wiles.

Indie publishing was only a glimmer then and traditional publishing was turning ugly, so ugly that at that point, I was about ready to walk away completely and go back to playing poker for a living.

I hold very little hope (albeit, some) that this shortage will ever come to fruition and only a glimmer of hope that it will be the impetus for change.

Many feature exuberant colors and gestures, yet two shades are in shades of gray, with only glimmers of brighter hues.

The new hospital was only a glimmer in the eyes of the planners back then.

My only glimmer of hope (and it's about a 0.1 % chance), is that Wenger leaves, we get in top class manager like Simeone asap, which might give us a slight chance of keeping Sanchez, as long as he signs a new contract.

The only glimmer of hope (for those who actually want Champions League, I personally do not want it), is that Wenger always makes the top four.

In a match where Messi mis - fired, Suarez's form was the only glimmer of positivity for the Blaugrana.

Ben Burgess appears their only glimmer of hope and they willy rely heavily on his goals this forthcoming season.

Just about every naturally occurring element churns through the earth's oceans, yet scientists have only a glimmer of understanding of how these chemicals influence marine ecosystems.

While his higher instincts and innate honour compel him to action against Thanos, despite his disillusionment; the only glimmer of happiness comes at his reunion with his only true friend — a being more broken than himself — Bucky Barnes, AKA the Winter Soldier.

The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime.

The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime.

Bob Odenkirk, playing Post newsman Ben Bagdikian, is the only glimmer of excitement.

The only glimmer of light in Poe's impertinent existence is his furtive lover Emily Hamilton (Alice Eve), the daughter of a retired Colonel and rich Baltimore socialite.

That was the only glimmer of warning.

But only a glimmer of the hardassed charmer that Harrison Ford immortalized finds its way into this episode.

The only glimmer of hope came from American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten who wrote, «As I listened (and admittedly, I'm not impartial!)

The only glimmer of hope being the Buick Encore... which is actually selling well above expectations (Jalopnik)..

The entire scene was gray — the potholed roads, the sooty snow, the late - winter sky — except the officers themselves, who provided the only glimmer of green.

That wry title is only a glimmer of the wonderful sense of humor that permeates the second novel from Satyal.

The only glimmer of hope is that Google sent us an email today saying Google Books is coming to Canada soon.

But the terror of the Big Bad Wolf and the tenacity of the Three Little Pigs are only a glimmer of the wealth afforded by this most classic of literary forms.

The only glimmer of happiness came when my other daughter discovered that her crush not only liked her back, but that he embodied the word «gentleman» and came from a family who welcomed her into their fold with open arms.

Government bonds were the only glimmer of strength, as already low yields dipped even lower.

In the end, this is still a hobby first and only a glimmer of a potential career option.

Halo Reach, which is the only glimmer of hope on Games With Gold is 4 years old, and is considered by some as one of the worst in the Halo series (although I preferred it immensely over ODST).

Despite each having a different attribute (i.e. fire, ice), there's only a glimmer of it having any effect on the gameplay.