| Some boards like to put a positive spin on it as they did when I was on the board of trustees for a very large girls school. |
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| Caught between two rebellions, one inside and one outside the conference centre, officials sought to put a positive spin on the events. |
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| I suppose if we put a positive spin on things, if the 3.73 was outperformed by the 3.46, we'd have some real problems. |
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| He's been given a priceless chance to put a positive spin on the events of his life, but still manages to come off as boorish, sexist and vulgar. |
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| The attempt to put a positive spin on negative statistics is an insult to common sense which gives politicians a bad name. |
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| The Conference of Mayors made a somewhat bizarre attempt to put a positive spin on the survey's findings. |
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| Despite efforts to put a positive spin on the outcome, the only concrete decision was that negotiations would continue. |
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| It all adds up to a sorry story, Commissioner, and you cannot put a positive spin on it. |
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| For Nick, it is important to do what he can to put a positive spin on his disease... what a great role model! |
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| Most of the time, it is possible to put a positive spin on a stressful situation. |
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| Once the panic abated, Chileans decided to put a positive spin on the carmenère crisis. |
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| Is it in the interest of some of SOPRAM's members to put a positive spin on things? |
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| To get Thompson right, one has to take him cloven hoof and all: you can't put a positive spin on such a pessimistic worldview. |
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| Some described how it had a powerful impact because it put a positive spin on things by talking about the advantages of having smaller families in terms of improved health and education opportunities. |
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| Democrats did not bother trying to put a positive spin on the issue. |
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| Take negative thoughts and find a way to put a positive spin on them. |
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| Those who put a positive spin on the situation will always be more successful change agents than those who are crapehangers or pessimists. |
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