21.   State growers based their optimistic sales projections two years ago on the assumption they would get quick export approval for those varieties.

22.   That estimate assumes fairly optimistic projections of the future retirement program costs, Kotlikoff added.

23.   The mistake, some believe, was a failure to trim expenses when overly optimistic sales projections did not come true.

24.   The stock has taken a shellacking and the prospects for a turnaround are slim, analysts say, because the company lacks credibility after failing to meet optimistic projections.

25.   The White House uses more optimistic projections.

26.   The tentative budget proposals put forward earlier this year were based on questionable assumptions, including overly optimistic projections for state and federal aid.

27.   They said that amount would not quite cover their most optimistic projection of revenue losses.

28.   U.S. stocks rose, helped by optimistic projections for computer companies like Hewlett-Packard Co. and an unexpected slump in home building which pointed to low inflation.

29.   U.S. stocks rose, helped by optimistic projections for computer companies like Hewlett-Packard Co.

30.   Democrats have blamed the Bush tax cut and Republican reliance on unrealistically optimistic economic projections for the problem.