A smaller ray leaped abruptly at him, falling slightly short, but he could feel a little of its effect.

He gazed into Francis's eyes, searching for a small ray of light.

Against this, President Bush seemed to promise a small ray of hope.

However, there was a small ray of hope.

There is also a small ray of hope.

There was no smallest ray of light to allow him to see anything.

There was just one small ray of hope.

I got that one small ray of sunshine, you see, and it shouldn't be strange at all.

The end is almost resigned, with only a small ray of hope for a better future.

While on the subject, I do see a small ray of hope in my own country, Germany.