That has always been one of the most heartening aspects of county cricket: mutual help, irrespective of the teams they represent.

The most heartening aspect of the tournament was its competitive honesty, in contrast to the typical N.B.A. dunk-and-pony shows.

One of the most heartening aspects of the court's decision was that a Ukrainian institution was deciding the future of Ukraine.

For many companies, the most heartening aspect of the week was how painlessly the coup attempt ended for them.

Perhaps the most heartening aspect of tonight's victory for Brazil was the continuing re-emergence of Ronaldo.

The only heartening aspect of this whole fiasco was that it was fans who first detected the purloined words, not a piece of software.

Audiences seem to have noticed this distinction, which is one of the heartening aspects of this summer's moviegoing patterns.

One of the heartening aspects of the theater universe is that young companies continue to abound.

In fact, the most heartening aspect of "Individuals" is that it is so unmistakably the product of Mr. Guare's exotic yet very American imagination.

The speed with which a fake is exposed is perhaps the only heartening aspect of this story.