Spark Networks' phone reps are trained to work with all types, from jittery single parents who are dating for the first time since a divorce to computer-challenged seniors, to keep them optimistic and shelling out money.

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This is certainly a good mix to keep global investors somewhat optimistic.

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Just keep in mind that an optimistic or pessimistic attitude expressed in a survey does not necessarily equate with action.

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Keep language aspirational, positive and optimistic.

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Keep in mind that forecasters have been far more optimistic about job growth in recent months and that expectations have been far higher than the number of jobs actually created.

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We don't yet know where the others are, so we need to keep focusing on our performance, but we're optimistic that we've made a small step forward.

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There is a more optimistic view on offer - that Bonn will decide little, but will at least keep the Kyoto Protocol alive until the next scheduled round of negotiations in Morocco in October.

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Ms. JEANETTE LEON (Employee, Radio Caracas Television): We're really a big team and we're very optimistic that we're going to get through of this situation, and we're going to keep working as we're been doing it all these years.

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