1.   Amid signs of a possible breakthrough, the three leaders projected their most optimistic tone in months.

2.   But in the report to the SEC, the company took a much less optimistic tone.

3.   He offered that optimistic tone despite the news that arrived in the form of an MRI report on a day when the team was off to conduct fitness tests.

4.   One of his signs had an optimistic tone.

5.   Some students sounded an optimistic tone, saying they believe personality, not skin color, determines who becomes queen.

6.   The colonial government, which made a huge investment in the capital after the hurricane, has generally taken an optimistic tone and has not intervened in business matters.

7.   His optimistic tone was contradicted by the head of the Federal Labor Office, Bernhard Jagoda.

8.   Milosevic sounded an optimistic tone, but warned that only an accord fair to all sides would bring peace.

9.   NBC is keeping that in mind, sounding an optimistic tone.

10.   NBC is keeping that in mind, sounding an optimistic tone as it keeps its eye on the Lakers.