1.   And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.

2.   The Democrats went into this election in an optimistic mood.

3.   Stock prices also rose, which contributed to the optimistic mood, analysts said.

4.   The optimistic mood in French soccer has been reflected on the pitch as well as in the stands, with clubs showing their best international form for many seasons.

5.   Analysts said Tokyo may use the more optimistic mood as an excuse to delay the introduction of additional measures promised earlier to halt persistent deflation, analysts said.

6.   US National Security Advisor Anthony Lake and Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev were in optimistic mood as talks between the two sides on the former Yugoslavia started Sunday.

7.   While he denied this was linked with the negotiations, the announcement appeared timed to coincide with the new optimistic mood in the talks.

8.   Milan traders said the rise was due to a rally by Fiat shares, interest in Ambroveneto bank and a rather optimistic general mood.

9.   The Frankfurt bourse did better, remaining in the optimistic mood marking the previous two sessions.