This is a time to be optimistic.

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So to some observers, it may not be the time to get too optimistic.

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"This is a time to be honest, not overly optimistic, " says Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn.

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The confidence expressed in 2002 was repeated by chairman of selectors David Graveney but this time England's management believe they have just cause to be optimistic.

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Latin Americans seem to be more optimistic about the economy than at any time since the poll began.

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The Office of Budget Responsibility's gloomy forecasts of lacklustre economic growth, living standards squeezed more than at any time since the 1930s and rising government debt could - it admits - turn out to be optimistic.

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Mr. OLSON: They're being detained long periods of time where there's clear evidence of ongoing torture, so it's very difficult to be very optimistic about that human rights situation in Iraq, when that kind of activity's going on.

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This time, campaigners say they have broad support among developed and developing countries and are optimistic they will be able to muster the required votes.

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While now might be a good time to beat down the hatches, companies that make security devices and systems aren't optimistic that consumers will do so.

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But with the governor popular and the public more content and optimistic, it will be hard for any Democratic nominee to convince voters that it's time for a change.

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