The early Beatles' records, then, represented the prevalent mood among the young of liberation, joy and freedom.

The evil sisters are stock comic figures - funny, under Mr. Graham's slapstick direction, but out of sync with the work's prevalent mood.

Depending on the prevalent mood of the caretaker, you may be able to view the interior - eerily preserved in a museum-type manner - by forking over US$5.

But in the prevalent mood, other Council members declined to consider more than a moderate statement by the Council president, and the issue was set aside.

The prevalent mood of femininity is Lacroix's tasse de cafe.

Some people attribute this poor performance to the reluctance of the campaign to cater to the prevalent mood of nationalism and patriotism, instead focusing on subjects such as global warming.

He successfully kept Pepabri united as one under his Chairmanship despite the prevalent mood at the time that each branch of the Armed Forces gets their own veterans' union.

Nevertheless, the prevalent mood was one of justified optimism.

I must find a more rational basis for this prevalent mood.

In fact, Mr. Crumb has said that it was more an unconscious reflection of the prevalent mood in 1970 than a deliberate attempt at a protest piece.