Sentences with phrase «positive turn of events»

NAR President Thomas M. Stevens says the action marks a positive turn of events in the association's campaign to protect the separation of banking and commerce, one of its top public policy priorities.

In a positive turn of events with respect to the ongoing lingering drought in Texas, The Houston Chronicle reported that Texas cattle herds are starting to rebound.

In a positive turn of events for Android manufacturers, the court has denied Apple's claims, ruling that the XOOM does not copy elements of the iPad's design, which covers such aesthetic aspects as the tablet's bezel and shape.

With few exceptions, the district leaders we interviewed describe this as a positive turn of events, though they are not all equally well supported by their state education agencies in local efforts to make use of these and other kinds of performance data.

Other than a delectably forceful and exuberant performance from Susannah York as the woman Tom Jones will eventually fall madly in love with, I honestly can't say any of the actors stood out to me in any noticeable way, and considering their collective importance this isn't exactly a positive turn of events to say the least.

(Senate Democratic insiders have insisted this is actually a positive turn of events for them, noting Oppenheimer came close to being ousted by Republican Bob Cohen last year, so her departure gives them an opportunity to seek a stronger candidate, most likely Assemblyman George Latimer.

Usually used in the context of a positive turn of events or the receiving of some material blessing, the «God thing» phrase gets under my skin because it implies that God is behind every stroke of good luck in our lives.

In a surprising, but very positive turn of events, South and North Korean officials agreed on an April summit today, while Kim Jong Un» s regime expressed will to open talks with the US on denuclearization.

In a surprising, but very positive turn of events, South and North Korean officials agreed on an April summit today, while Kim Jong Un» s regime...

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A total of 25 fathers and father - figures turned up for the event, and their feedback was really positive, both from the interactive feedback session and from the exit forms they filled in.

I'm not the least bit happy about this turn of events but I'm trying to stay positive because I know that Spring is just around the corner... hopefully!

The concentration relies heavily on religious events, with those not in the flock questioning what they see at every turn, only to come to a sort of acceptance that something sinister is going on, and trying to effect some sort of positive outcome, especially in keeping great evil from spilling over into the rest of the world.

Before a wheel turned in anger, Colin Goodwin and I had already discussed the likelihood of the NSX being a «junior 918» and, based on what we already knew and Henry Catchpole's generally positive thoughts from the launch event, believed it to be a dim and distant possibility at best, but a possibility nonetheless.

The positive reaction to the image online inspired her to turn her call for action into an organized event: a march on Washington with thousands of other Pit Bull advocates called the

Justice Binnie noted the requirement that the Crown act honourably in its dealings with Aboriginal people, saying that «an interpretation of events that turns a positive Mi» kmaq trade demand into a negative Mi» kmaq covenant is [not] consistent with the honour and integrity of the Crown».10 His Lordship also commented on the need for a flexible approach to treaty interpretation and the requirement to avoid a «frozen in time» approach to treaty rights.11

We laughed about it when he got home, but isn't a positive outlook a more productive way to look at any challenge or turn of events?