For all this, there may be a silver lining in the cloud.

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While frightening, there may be a silver lining in this cloud.

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Looking for a silver lining in this cloud?

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Mr Browder's basic strategy is to talk Russia up, cleverly finding silver linings in every policy cloud.

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Another dark lining in this silver cloud is that cheaper oil and gas will reduce incentives to produce green energies.

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But despite that sobering reality, despite all the naysayers in Washington, who are always looking for the cloud in every silver lining, the fact is our economy is growing again.

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"I think the hate groups are desperately looking for a silver lining in a very dark cloud for them, " Potok said.

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The silver lining in this carbon-filled cloud is that executives at firms such as Gap are using technology to cut the number of trips they make in order to save money.

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In China, they use artillery shells, rockets and airplanes to spray existing cloud systems with silver iodide, a compound that triggers moisture in the clouds to form ice crystals, which then fall to earth as snow or rain.

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The Labor Department did report a surprising drop in jobless benefits last week, but the cloud inside that silver lining was that the number of people continuing to claim benefits hit a 26-year high.

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