1.   Amid the general gloom, there are some positive signs.

2.   For investors, the Ketchum acquisition is a positive sign that Omnicom intends to stick to its strategy of growth through acquisitions.

3.   However, the curiosity factor was a positive sign as far as Phoenix Hockey is concerned.

4.   Not everyone saw braces as a positive sign, however.

5.   The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign.

6.   The most positive sign was that the rattan lashings of the main hull seemed to be holding firm.

7.   The positive signs on both indicate that these variables were probably indicating availability of leisure time.

8.   The low unemployment rate is a positive sign for the economy.

9.   We have eight firms involved in hi-tech and data processing industries showing positive signs of wishing to come to Cowal and set up manufacturing bases.

10.   Although there are positive signs of changing attitudes, the back doors of Japanese restaurants on the whole remain relatively quite closed to women chefs.