The news from the Afghan war front, though not particularly heartening, was at least familiar.

It was a remark of this kind that I found particularly heartening.

Economists said this was particularly heartening since the producer prices of some intermediate goods had surged recently.

More inconclusive evidence, not particularly heartening.

"The vote is reported to be primarily along sectarian lines, which is not particularly heartening," he said.

That is particularly heartening news for the weapons industry, which has increasingly staked its future on advances in radar, communications, intelligence-gathering, guidance and navigation technologies.

This victory was particularly heartening for Ballesteros, who has not had a good year by his high standards.

Some specific cases are particularly heartening.

What is particularly heartening is that Gibraltarian citizens can at last take part in European elections.

It is particularly heartening that 35% of the Members are women - a percentage that has never been as high before in the European Parliament.