1.   At the beginning of the negotiations, he was in a confident mood.

2.   At this stage in the negotiations, Green was in a relatively confident mood.

3.   There was a confident mood at the rally in the park.

4.   The players are all in a confident mood.

5.   Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open, starting in Salzburg today.

6.   Vase on Saturday, a result that put Burscough in confident mood.

7.   And though those events were more anthrax cases and more raids on Afghanistan, investors latched onto a confident mood.

8.   Back at the top, however, the partners who now run CAA are clearly in a confident mood.

9.   Before the championships, LaCroix would listen to upbeat music or recorded encouragement from friends so that he would take the stage in a confident mood.

10.   Nobody in Cologne wanted to speak too soon or display triumphalism but inside the summit the confident mood quickly took hold.