If Silver Linings Playbook starts grabbing a lot of acting wins early in the ceremony, that will be a sign of a wave of support among the crucial SAG voters, which will help its chances in other categories.
It got so bad that, with Henman 4-0 down, the Mexican wave started - a sure sign that the crowd is either bored or satisfied that they know the end result.
Both estimate that shipments of traditional computers dropped by a tenth of a point in the second quarter of 2012 -- not a good sign when Intel's Ivy Bridge processors and a wave of Ultrabooks were supposed to usher in a PC renaissance.
Two flags--one of Pakistan and the other of China--flutter alongside each other on the front lawn of an appliance factory 12 miles outside Lahore, offering a clear sign of where Pakistan could get its much-needed next wave of investment.
The portal's acquisition of the photo-sharing site Flickr was hailed by some as a sign that it could freshen up its business model by tapping into the wave of Web-friendly start-ups that emerged in the wake of the 2001 tech bust.