1.
If you say that every cloud has a ~, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
As they say, every cloud has a ~. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.
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2.
If you talk about a ~, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
The fall in inflation is the ~ of the prolonged recession.
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