11.   Analysts greeted the news with cautious optimism, citing confidence in Diery, but also quarter after quarter of red ink and turnover at the top executive level.

12.   And officials continue to voice cautious optimism that they can fix relations with Brazil.

13.   And they can be solved only by some combination of military might, detailed, patient diplomacy and, yes, some cautious optimism.

14.   As midnight approached, there was cautious optimism.

15.   At Yale, coach James Jones said he felt his cautious optimism slip away as midnight passed and he still had not heard from the NIT committee.

16.   Axworthy responded with cautious optimism Thursday night to the responses of both sides.

17.   Auto makers greeted the new standards with cautious optimism.

18.   Bailey, the historian, views the findings with cautious optimism.

19.   Both leaders expressed cautious optimism after their talks, but the closest thing to a real breakthrough occurred hundreds of miles away in Chechnya.

20.   Advocates of campaign finance revision expressed cautious optimism at the turn of events.