Mr. Mokrenko's optimism comes at a time in which major artistic institutions of the former Soviet Union face a cloudy future.

Like so many young husbands and wives, Philip and Anne faced a cloudy future.

An indication of investor sentiment about New York City, which faces a cloudy economic future, could come today in the tax-exempt municipal bond market.

A man from the Dipple had three choices for a cloudy future.

But the agreement has a cloudy future in the House, where the Democratic leadership is divided on the pact.

Suddenly, the Mac has a cloudy future.

Peking Opera has a long past, but a cloudy future.

The building's cloudy future adds even more uncertainty to the prospects for the Columbus Circle area in the difficult real estate market.

I knew that there were a lot of dangerous possibilities, but it was all in a distant, cloudy future that was both tantalizing and ominous.

Its poor record and cloudy future have frightened away top directors, writers and actors.