It is also a heartening sign of literary risk-taking.

Outside technicians have also reported improvements in Steinways, a heartening sign.

Such podium finishes are a heartening sign for Jaguar.

Yet I also took it to be a heartening sign that all other industrial countries achieved universal health coverage despite using vastly different approaches.

The fact that Mark hadn't recognized him was a heartening sign.

His general attitude and comments like those were a heartening sign.

A heartening sign, like the Wallace firm's study, is something New Londoners haven't seen in a long time.

The drop, described by economists as a heartening sign of the continuing recovery, represented the addition of 217,000 new jobs.

There are some heartening signs that airlines may be starting to assume responsibility for their customers in this strained environment.

The past year included some heartening signs that steps we took in the aftermath of the financial crisis are bearing fruit.