They were not optimistic about their likelihood of success, and their fears were prescient.
Another vote is scheduled for late Friday, but I am not optimistic that it will mean much.
But, without the spur of an outraged public, Ms Collins is not optimistic about the prospects for reform.
But BBC NI health correspondent Dot Kirby is not optimistic that local health chiefs will give it the go-ahead.
At this stage, officials are not optimistic that an agreement will be reached.
In his remarks, DSK said he was not optimistic about the state of the global economy, whether in Europe or beyond.
McCain called the address "a good speech" but said he is not optimistic about the prospect of negotiations in the U.N.
Nevertheless, there are still quite a few who are not optimistic on stocks or the economy over the near term.
And he's not optimistic the economy will make a comeback this year.
He is not optimistic when asked when the pain echoing forward from the 19th Century would finally pass for this deeply wounded people.
Villagers are not optimistic that Mr Feng will be allowed to serve as chief or that free elections will be held in future.
Saltz is not optimistic that this scenario will come to pass.
Mr. FLETCHER: I'm not optimistic about any middle class unless we increase the rate of unionization and unless we change the political priorities of this country.
The US has drafted a fresh UN Security Council resolution but the state department said on Friday it was not optimistic that the text would be accepted.
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It's unsurprising that a lot of effort went into this, as it was an easy, if not optimistic, way for making up for the actual machine's lack of graphical prowess.
Ms Horsnell said she hoped the authorities would listen to the family's final pleas, but admitted she was not optimistic "because they haven't looked at the evidence previously".
Even so, General Motors' interim CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. said on Wednesday that he was not optimistic about Saab's survival and that GM would begin closing factories later in the week.
As a Western woman who worked in Egypt for years and continues to travel to the region, I am not optimistic about the rights of women in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
Yes, the 2012 London Olympics budget had to be adjusted to account for over-optimistic prediction, but if the human spirit were not optimistic, would there be anyone around to participate in the actual Games?
And Mr Abdullah - Mr Karzai's closest rival in the discredited August poll - said he was not optimistic that Mr Karzai could "meet the expectations of the Afghan people and the friends of Afghanistan".
Vivian was to be polite and helpful, in terms of offering water or coffee or directing them to the rest rooms in the hallway, but not overly solicitous and definitely not optimistic in any way.
When pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies Express Scripts and Medco announced their merger on 21 July 2011, the stock market was not optimistic about the companies obtaining antitrust approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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"I'm not optimistic about our economic future as a country, but as far as me and my journey to find happiness, and accomplish some of these goals that I've had -- weight loss and following my writing passion -- absolutely, I'm still really positive about it, " she said.
We're not very optimistic about Asia coming out of this in a sharp V.
While the company is better off now that it's with Polycom, I'm still not too optimistic.
It is still worth a try, although I am not vastly optimistic about it.
The numbers say recovery, but the perspective from Main Street is not as optimistic.
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