81. Liverpool also said they were optimistic of tying John Barnes to a new contract which would keep him at the club for the rest of his career. 82. Kufuor said he had been optimistic of his own chances given his experiences travelling the country and talking to voters. 83. Luzhkov confirmed that he was still optimistic of finalising the deal. 84. Malik appedared optimistic of going one up in the three-Test series. 85. Meles said the two countries were narrowing their differences adding he was optimistic of a negotiated settlement to the crisis. 86. On Wednesday, neither side was optimistic of a quick solution. 87. On Wednesday, a senior APEC diplomat said a compromise on the timetable was being sketched, and was optimistic of an agreement at Bogor. 88. Police have also raided properties linked to two other suspects in the case and said they were optimistic of arresting them soon. 89. Senate Majority leader Robert Dole, a Republican from Kansas, said that he was optimistic of an agreement. 90. Singer, foreign ministry legal adviser, said before leaving Jerusalem earlier he was optimistic of clinching an agreement on elections, but redeployment would be more difficult. |