But the most dramatic sign was the sudden victory for state Democrats in their three-year effort to repeal tax breaks enjoyed by the oil companies.

If anything answered, there were no dramatic signs, yet she felt as if something had heard her vow, found it good, and accepted it.

As in similar Protestant reformation movements, the enormous enthusiasm and dramatic signs of repentance could not be sustained.

And the most dramatic sign of all, the third, was permanent telekinetic abilities.

"If so, that would be a dramatic sign of the redirection of American foreign policy."

And as cigarette smoking grew more popular, tobacco producers quickly began to erect dramatic signs advertising their wares throughout the country.

There are dramatic signs that the city's growth has shaken the political status quo.

But it was only the most dramatic sign that many vital public services in this remote province of 525,000 people are beginning to break down.

Not dramatic signs, but stirrings across a broad enough spectrum to indicate that the long free fall in the city's economy may be finally ending.

No one on either side needed a more dramatic sign of which way the battle was going.