1.   So, ending on a positive note rather than a pessimistic note, what would you like to see for universities in the future?

2.   David Yaar, a professor of economics at California State University in Hayward, sounded a pessimistic note.

3.   Gill struck a more pessimistic note.

4.   Her supervisor at the school, Venus McMurry, sounds a pessimistic note.

5.   Still, he struck a particularly pessimistic note that this access would be provided anytime soon.

6.   The play ends on a pessimistic note, with the old woman declaring that the happiest moment of her life is the moment she dies.

7.   Turning to his own industry, Koppel sounds a pessimistic note about the future of network news in his book.

8.   While Carey sounded a pessimistic note, Federal officials gave the impression that there had been some progress in the talks.

9.   Both Israel and the Palestinians sounded a pessimistic note Saturday after nearly a week of U.S.-mediated talks in Washington.

10.   Gingrich and Dole, who conferred with Clinton over the weekend, sounded a less pessimistic note than a few days earlier.