The gleam of my eyes appeared to be sunk deep in my eye sockets, like the gleam of water deep in a well.

A Glimmer of Hope in Iran

But there is one glimmer of hope.

It seems like I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Light in Congo s Darkness?

Meeting you was like a ray of sunshine.

A German Glimmer in a Global Boom

Did thy bright gleam mysterious converse hold

So take for instance A gleam of happiness.

There is, in this power of destruction, also the promise of hope,

As he spoke the gleam of the side lights of a carriage came round the curve of the avenue.

Iraq, elsewhere, there is a longer term trend that does represent some good news.

However, with the remarkable progress achieved during the past year, a beacon of hope radiates across the region.

Bring my shaving things. A gleam of hope shone in the chappie's eye, mixed with doubt.

But the lesson of the last two decades is that attacks stop, and intifadas do not start, when there is a prospect of peace and that, when there is no such prospect, Palestinian militancy is uncontainable.

Amid all the gloom and doom of this week's edition, there is some light ahead.

He saw that first glint of light he knew what the weather was going to be three days from now.

So, the good news of the last decade is just a glimmer of hope.

Hisham of Al Miraat The Moroccan Mirror laments the Palestinian situation but sees hope

a glimmer of hope appeared with Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Since 15 October 1994 a new ray of hope, brightened by solidarity, has appeared on the country apos s horizon.

Against this disturbing backdrop, there have been some rays of hope that certain conflicts in the world will be settled.

What is even more troubling is that nobody will dare say that any light at all is visible at the end of the tunnel.

PARIS To find a glimmer of hope on the Israel Palestine question has become difficult, if not impossible.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope for peaceful reunification, we will do our utmost to realize it.

When you've been married to a man 40 years... you know all that don't amount to a hill of beans.

But does this mean that we have done nothing in three years, that the picture should make us despair? Some glimmers of hope exist.

We can see from this that as long as a glimmer of hope remains, one must not give up the pursuit of a peaceful settlement.

Israel is, of course, entitled to defend itself from rocket attacks. But the lesson of the last two decades is that attacks stop, and intifadas do not start, when there is a prospect of peace and that, when there is no such prospect, Palestinian militancy is uncontainable.

It is easy to see how far we have come since then, because South Africa today provides us with an encouraging glimmer of hope.

I could see right down it to the elbow, and there was a glimmer of light shining through a tear of the cloth.

John Halloway, writing for the Guardian, described Blockupy as a glimmer of hope in times of austerity , and argued that it would bring momentum to explosions of creative anger that will follow .

There was a brief glimmer of hope with the deployment of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti (MICIVIH) and the signing of the Governors Island Agreement, but these turned out to be transient events.

One ray of hope is that moderate Arab leaders, including Egypt's foreign minister, have openly blamed Hamas for the current Gazan predicament.

It was his wish that recent developments might offer some hope, no matter how small, as regards ending the hostile relations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides.

It was his wish that recent developments might offer some hope, no matter how small, as regards ending the hostile relations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides.

Well, notwithstanding the gloomy pictures from the Middle East, Darfur, Iraq, elsewhere, there is a longer term trend that does represent some good news.

But we are where we are. A glimmer of hope is Europe s willingness to use the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) imaginatively as equity or first loss cover.

Now, I have a glimmering as to what may have caused this abrupt change of heart but don't make the mistake of thinking that I can be that easily swayed.

I wish all talent of the world better circumstances than those of the little Syrians in the Jafraa band, who give hope, a tiny light at the end of Syria's dark bloody tunnel.

While some old contradictions persist and new ones appear, some unexpected bright areas have also dawned.

In Angola, after lighting a glimmer of hope, the process of national reconciliation seems to be blocked by the increased fighting resulting from UNITA apos s intransigence.

But there are also glimmers of hope, and I think anytime we're doing a big, big story on this, we don't really want to go and just look at all the problems.

For now, in the struggle for the Russian soul, its venal politics seems to have the upper hand. But, although the country remains mired in violence and fear, there are signs of light in the darkness.

In that regard, we hope that the ray of optimism that shone recently in the Middle East, prompting us to engage in cautious optimism, will be supported by serious and brave measures that will revive the peace process and put it back on track.