So even during the current challenges, there are tentative signs that the past need not be prologue.

There are some tentative signs that investment may be starting to pick up a bit.

There are tentative signs that the economy was cooling off even before the end of last year.

There are tentative signs that spending in the United States is starting to pick up, however.

While other areas are showing tentative signs of strength, technology remains in a deep funk.

There were tentative signs today that Iraq was beginning to feel the economic pinch.

In the Welsh capital, the housing market shows some tentative signs of picking up.

Then in January, tentative signs of a slowing economy finally appeared.

There are tentative signs that industrial production may be starting to level off.

There were tentative signs of a rebound, but ultimately it never recovered.