21.   But younger people, weary of war and looking forward to making up for lost time, expressed guarded optimism.

22.   European Union parliamentarians on Friday ended a three-day visit to Slovakia and expressed cautious optimism the country was attempting democratic reforms.

23.   NL president Len Coleman said Wednesday he wants the Pirates to remain in Pittsburgh, and expressed guarded optimism that Kevin McClatchy will buy the team.

24.   Officials in neighboring Poland, Austria and Germany reported smaller problems and expressed optimism that serious flooding could be avoided.

25.   Officials in neighboring Poland, Germany and Austria, where flooding closed some roads, reported smaller problems and expressed optimism that serious flooding could be avoided.

26.   Officials in neighboring Poland, Austria and Germany, which also have suffered flooding, reported smaller problems and expressed optimism that serious flooding could be avoided.

27.   Out on the snowy streets of the capital, other younger people, weary of war and looking forward to making up for lost time, expressed guarded optimism.

28.   Space officials expressed optimism that cooperation would further promote world stability following the end of the Cold War.

29.   Speaking at a joint news conference after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Levy expressed optimism a deal would be reached.

30.   Still, Commerce Secretary William Daley expressed optimism that a U.S.-China agreement on WTO entry could be worked out before a December trade meeting in Seattle.