1.   Major sees hope for improvement Mr. Major said there were encouraging signs that the situation would improve.

2.   There are encouraging signs, however.

3.   There are now encouraging signs that just such combined action is being taken.

4.   These are encouraging signs that the ballpark project is moving from blueprint to reality.

5.   They could have been even shorter, except encouraging signs have been so hard to come by for the Warriors this preseason.

6.   There are encouraging signs that cold war attitudes are on the way out.

7.   The Home Office Minister David Maclean said that despite some encouraging signs the Government would not become complacent on crime.

8.   Nevertheless there were some encouraging signs.