an indication of sucess, improvement that proves to be an illusion
It was a false dawn, replaced soon after by a now starless night that was blacker than the previous hours. bNCI
It is our belief --; shared by a number of retailers --; that Christmas will prove to be yet another false dawn as far as reawakening consumer confidence is concerned. BNCI
Nevertheless, it has proved in more than one respect to be a false dawn, realizing only a part of the promise looked for from it by so many of those who struggled to achieve it. BNCI