In the generally bleak atmosphere, there have been some promising signs.

The lyrical content of the album features generally bleak views on love and boastful lyrics concerning perseverance and overcoming adversity.

Trosper's lyrics were highly existential, cryptic, and generally bleak.

The maquiladora, or assembly industry, was a growth industry in the generally bleak economy.

Despite his promises to the contrary, he finds himself growing distant from neighborhood friends and their generally bleak lives.

Yet the differences in Hardee's style of operation have helped the chain flourish in a generally bleak period for fast-food restaurants.

The report by the American intelligence agencies, titled "Gorbachev Changes Course," paints a generally bleak picture of the Soviet economy.

His style is existentialist and generally bleak, and his writing style is unique in Dutch literature with its short and pointed sentences.

Yet the poet often sees her appearance in relation to her poverty, as one manifestation of a generally bleak and constrained way of life.

Even so, Morris has emerged as a bright exception to a generally bleak American distance landscape.