mood of the time
mood of the moment

Tonight he needed the mood of the time after that meeting.

He's very good at his job and fits the mood of the times.

Rather, it is the mood of the times that should be decisive.

It was in tune with the moods of the times.

The editorial was clearly counter to the mood of the times, however.

His writing often reflects the nationalistic mood of the time.

But this is not the mood of the times, hugely effective though such a system would otherwise be.

"The art mood of the times dictated that we not recognize a personal sexual reaction as important."

But the style is determined by the subject, by the mood of the times.

The nature of these is determined by the prevailing mood of the time.

To evoke the mood of the times, music from the 1920's is sometimes played between the lines.

Yet if its aim is to recreate the mood of the times, it succeeds.

Additionally, he also showed a knack for tapping into the moods of the times.

He's just the person the company needs: not only a good dramatist but a writer plugged in to the mood of the times.

"It fits the mood of the times and appeals to health-conscious consumers."

What has saved it from early obscurity is the mood of the time and the power of money.

The poem, written in 1966 and reflecting the anti-war mood of the times, seemed highly appropriate for the occasion.

The mood of the times was for anti-heroes, for downbeat rebellion.

Both authors have scoured newspapers, court documents and parliamentary speeches to capture the mood of the times.

The aim of this year's shows, though, is not to present great art as such but to convey something of the mood of the times.

Each generation lays claim to its own pop heroes and heroines who express the mood of the times.

It is something of an exaggeration, I feel, but indicative of the mood of the times.

"Picasso's mood was the mood of the times," she writes in an effort to explain his preoccupation with death as a young man.

The phrase caught the mood of the time,and many public figures in Britain spoke and wrote in support.

Given the tone of the instruments and the mood of the times, there was the kind of raucousness one might expect.

"The problem is that, given the mood of the moment, can the Bush administration take yes for an answer?"

In other words, success depends on the mood of the moment.

"The most important thing is to give the mood of the moment," he is saying.

As each report hit the market, traders either bought or sold, depending on the mood of the moment.

Quiet, expert piano in the background, sensitive to the mood of the moment.

But the support for this virulent nationalist may reflect more than the mood of the moment.

Auctions are all about the mood of the moment."

The mood of the moment had clearly passed.

The song basically reflected the mood of the moment, and that's why it became so popular."

Nobody appeared to give orders, and everyone performed the tasks which most suited his mood of the moment.

Relaxing himself and breathing softly, he tries flowing with the mood of the moment.

"And that captures the mood of the moment, the sense of insecurity."

It was his strongest collection to date, utterly confident and in touch with the mood of the moment.

But she does now dress in a way that pays attention to the mood of the moment for quieter, softer clothes.

Perry winced at her somewhat crude break with the romantic mood of the moment.

On a designer's function: "The designer must interpret the mood of the moment in clothes.

Morelli seized the chance to capitalize on the mood of the moment.

Above all he was a master at tapping the mood of the moment and at adapting his views to that.

Easy Rider happened to become the film of the moment because it reflected the mood of the moment.

It's uniquely radio - an instant reaction to the mood of the moment - a concept impossible to imagine in any other medium.

It is called Sienna, a color that meets the soothing, earth-toned marketing mood of the moment.

Long, lean square-shouldered jackets over satin skirts captured the mood of the moment.

His show captured the sophistication expected of the name and the lanky, seductive mood of the moment.

It may have evoked a response in our personal nature, or have been in keeping with the mood of the moment.

It's not the features on the faces that are Mr. Johnson's primary concern, but the mood of the moment.