71.   Among other indicators, he cited a recent Bank of Japan survey showing business managers were only slightly more optimistic about the economy than in the previous quarter.

72.   Analysts said they remain optimistic about the projected numbers for fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year earnings.

73.   Analysts usually start off overly optimistic about most companies, and then pare their estimates as the year goes on.

74.   An American official involved in turning the police into a professional force said that the effort was generally satisfactory and that he was optimistic about the future.

75.   Among the reasons that Lederberg changed his mind, he said, was that he had been overly optimistic about what could be learned from mapping the smallpox virus.

76.   An increase in the index indicates businesses are more optimistic about the economy.

77.   Analysts are becoming increasingly optimistic about the prospects of computer-related companies, though.

78.   Analysts are nonetheless optimistic about Tchibo.

79.   Analysts are becoming increasingly optimistic about the prospects of computer-related companies.

80.   Analysts are optimistic about the state of the industry in general because they say the problems will soon be over.