For the record, officials stalwartly insist that a spirit of cooperation has dominated the reform.

Also, I had deluded myself that in place of decent government from Westminster a certain communitarian spirit dominated local politics.

And if a spirit of vigorous animation dominates the evening, there are quieter moments that haunt the imagination.

A spirit of pessimism dominated their palaver.

"The most distinguished teachers must take their part in undergraduate teaching, and their spirit should dominate it all."

In Italy and adjacent regions, where the towns were relatively independent, the republican spirit dominated.

While Republicans and Democrats in Washington continue to do battle, a spirit of bipartisan cooperation has dominated the politics of many state governments.

Ghostly spirits already dominate their lives.

A "we brave frew" spirit dominates the Guiliani City Hall.

The spirit dominates matter in de Margerie's painting.