1.   But the Red Or Dead catwalk show offered a ray of hope.

2.   It is important to offer some ray of hope to the victims of this chronic and progressive disease.

3.   Economists offered one ray of hope.

4.   No one expected a party album, but it would have been nice to have more songs offering rays of hope.

5.   Only occasionally does a movie offer a ray of hope for the positive power of government.

6.   Against this gloomy backdrop, gene therapy offered a ray of hope in the fight against brain cancer.

7.   New Hampshire still offers a ray of hope for dark horse presidential candidates -- if they can hang on long enough to get here, political analysts say.

8.   The collapse of joint venture talks between British Airways and American Airlines offers a ray of hope for airline passengers.

9.   The Labor Department report nevertheless offered rays of hope that the country can avoid a full-blown recession, showing surprisingly strong job growth in construction and other areas.