Sentences with phrase «otherwise bleak»

With the cuts to other family - planning funding, advocates hope that the WHP, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak landscape, will be both reauthorized and expanded.

A new law centre has opened in Moss Side, Manchester — a rare piece of good news in an otherwise bleak landscape for the not - for - profit sector.

Demolitionist ensures everyone can attend the fireworks show with endless supplies of dynamite, rockets and the kind of destructive potential to turn an otherwise bleak round into something that can carry the round.

They're rare, but help to bring a smile to an otherwise bleak tale of doom and gloom.

Who would have guessed his otherwise bleak future would turn in to the life he has today.

The store's lush ambiance and its ability to deliver a bit of joy to its customers during an otherwise bleak time seems to have worked in its favor.

The one bright spot in an otherwise bleak week is the arrival of the supply truck, on Wednesday afternoons at 4 o'clock.

The movie begins with her as a cold, calculating, man - eater, but as the movie goes on she becomes a ray of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape.

In the end, that decision, along with cinematography that injects small moments of beauty into an otherwise bleak narrative, as well as strong performances, make for a compelling film.

This is one of the few purely comedic scenes in an otherwise bleak film, yet it sets the mood perfectly for a narrative of displacement, in which a woman tries to find herself in another country's ways.

Both are suitably terrific, especially McAdams — her presence elevating an otherwise bleak affair.

Try it, it can give you a lift and make you smile on an otherwise bleak day.

I love how all of her colorful, floral outfits stand out in an otherwise bleak show.

I always buy boring coloured shoes because they are «safe», but I often end up somewhat regretting being this boring... especially when sometimes a bit of a daring colour can cast a completely new light on an otherwise bleak and simple outfit.

By blending hallucinogenic illustrations with often humorous prose, Steadman and Levy seek to bring levity to an otherwise bleak subject.

Chris Keates: «In an otherwise bleak Autumn Statement a tiny glimmer of light emerged for the thousands of agency workers, including supply teachers, who are an important and essential resource for schools».

just happens to be concerned with human beings, it's bound to be much more concerned about how we generally treat each other: you know, decency, concern, empathy --- all the things that are so important in this otherwise bleak and indifferent universe.

On an otherwise bleak day when Bombardier announced plans to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, the company also issued a rare, long - awaited piece of good news: Air Canada has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 75 CSeries aircraft.

But 100 years later, the Christmas Truce remains a bright spot in an otherwise bleak conflict that ushered in many aspects of modern war.

Not exact matches

The death of his beloved stepdaughter Leonora in 1944 («What a horrible, bleak feeling it gives one, to think that we shall never see her again») is one of perhaps three genuinely distressing incidents in this otherwise sunshine - filled volume.

I made this back in the days of boards - studying (good food gave me something to look forward to in my otherwise rather - bleak existence), and brought some to school with me to share with my fellow basement dwellers in the catacombs.

Proof is Ancelotti still believe he can be Alonso 2.O kind of... but he would be a great catch for us... Flamini is a good squad player but if we want to go higher and fulfill our supposed ambition we need to take the next step... he will definitely go at the end, Arteta is another story as he is our captain otherwise future looks bleak for both our players... more so if Coquelin continues to improve!!

Neon is an awesome way to add happiness to an outfit in an otherwise dull and bleak season!

I made this back in the days of boards - studying (good food gave me something to look forward to in my otherwise rather - bleak existence), and brought some to school with me to share with my fellow basement dwellers in the catacombs.

There are a few other little colors which you may notice, but otherwise the dark and bleak blue will be the only thing you see.

While a few overly neat developments in the climax distract from the otherwise satisfactory conclusion, «' 71» never loses hold of its bleak approach.

The otherwise naturalistic dialogue and bleak settings are invested with a touch of poetry through the integration of some simple but effective metaphors — Iris» alienation is figured by a scene where she finds herself literally disconnected by the telephone services, while her disorientation is visualised by her wandering dreamily through the storage corridors of a Lost Property Office where she has begun working, just another neglected object waiting to be found and loved again.

I can only hope that Man of Steel picks up the torch... otherwise it's pretty bleak for comic fans.

There came a point in Rafelson's new film, Stay Hungry, when I found myself yearning for some kind of similarly sustained tonality — bleak or otherwise — but in fact the wide variety of emotional responses being elicited in rapid - fire succession by the director makes Stay Hungry a hard movie to trust.

It's an honest initial thought to have, however, once the film starts rolling, the stylish cinematography on the bleak streets of New York City, the salient audio of gun shots ringing from a drunk cop's pistol and the slow unveiling of a nuanced plot proves otherwise.

It's a fleeting moment of escapism from the real - world horrorshow she is living, a brief intermission in an otherwise unrelentingly bleak study of addiction.

Extracurriculars also make school more palatable for a whole lot of kids who otherwise find it bleak or unsatisfying, Steinberg said.

There are precious few angels, burning or otherwise, in Tawni O'Dell's intense psychological thriller Angels Burning, set in a bleak, backwoods Pennsylvania town where mining, money and good times have pretty much come and gone.

Otherwise, our children will face the bleak future described in this news relase from the California State University San Marcos...

Otherwise, I'd worry about doing the paler / crisper blue shades as to how they'd look, and feel, on a bleak January day.