(1) the glimmering of an idea flashed into Isabel's brain(2) the glimmering of an idea(3) I had a few glimmerings of energy but nothing compared to one of your concerts.(4) The years following the French Revolution witnessed the glimmerings of a new interest in medieval objects, some of which came to be viewed with nationalist pride.(5) From the first glimmerings of the idea of human rights in the UN Charter to its actual conception and final parturition in the declaration, it had to face indifference and hostility.(6) My fear is that although there are glimmerings of the notion of sustainability in this Budget, it is largely about perpetuating the status quo and the unsustainable.(7) As we enter a dramatically altered world, both internationally and domestically, it is only natural that we look to history for bearings, points of comparison, glimmerings of the familiar.(8) It's common to look for the first glimmerings of a signature style in an artist's early works, but it's remarkable how quickly he got his act together.(9) There are other distant glimmerings of hope, too.(10) I think that some animals have some glimmerings of foresight.(11) We see the first glimmerings of what the great political scientist Robert C. Tucker calls an u2018ethic of specieshood.u2019(12) Opportunities for creative expression should not be reserved for children who u2018earnu2019 them through obedience or because they display early glimmerings of star potential.(13) But I do think that as we move further, you're starting to see glimmerings of this in some experimental film documentaries for example.(14) Perhaps the first glimmerings of this were the Hague Peace Conferences in 1899 and 1907 which considered various restraints on war and weapons.(15) Some companies are just beginning to see the glimmerings of a brighter picture and it would be wrong to choke off that potential.(16) But by about 1956 I could see the glimmerings of the recognition that something was wrong, and then of course I was invited several times to Princeton.
