positive spin

collocation in English

meaningsofpositiveandspin

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positive
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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spin
noun
uk
/spɪn/us
/spɪn/
the movement of something turning round ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandspinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpositive spin

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Increasingly, however, governments attempted to put apositivespinon events, rather than to ignore them altogether.
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There were manypositivespin-offs from the scheme and linkages with other projects in health and education, broadly defined.
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Although on the one hand such a result would suggest that the program did not excessively target the poor, a morepositivespincan also be put on it.
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That seemed like a bit ofpositivespinthat was perhaps written by a special adviser.
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Can my noble friend kindly tell us whether ozone depletion might have somepositivespinoff?
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Any such investment has apositivespin-off for everyone.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
All this should have apositivespin-off for our tourist industry, which we all want to return to its former glory.
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It is not unaware of thepositivespin-offs of research into diabetes in several fields or of the interest presented by this research in understanding and treating other chronic diseases.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, this may put apositivespinon natural gas efficiency gains.
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What the term has in common among all groups, is its use aspositivespin.
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Out of fear of admitting any defeat, reports of cosmonauts missions leaned towards an exaggeratedpositivespinrather than factual substance.
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The tribunal said summaries amounted to creating a perception of apositivespin.
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The band looked to put apositivespinon their situation.
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She repeatedly tries to put apositivespinon failure, even to the point that she will occasionally distort the truth in her own view.
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Only atoms withpositivespin-field energy were trapped.
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The intent is to approach entertainment and celebrity news with apositivespin.
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Enkidu's interpretation is missing here, but as with the other dreams, it is assumed he puts apositivespinon the volcanic dream.
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