1.   And he seemed upbeat in a phone conversation a month or so before he died, said Thompson, his longtime friend.

2.   Barlow seemed upbeat, as did many of the other former HarvardNet workers.

3.   A challenge for any cancer patient, male or female, Fieldman offers, is having to seem upbeat around friends and relatives.

4.   Bush seemed upbeat as he repeatedly asserted that he was going to win.

5.   But ordinary Americans seem relatively upbeat, particularly if you look at what they are doing rather than what they are saying.

6.   But workers interviewed seem generally upbeat about the future, though some are unconvinced the merger will have much impact on their jobs.

7.   Dafoe seemed upbeat despite the ailment.

8.   Dole seemed upbeat on the Labor Day holiday, the traditional kick-off day for the fall campaign.

9.   Despite the frustration, the Golden Bear seemed upbeat and said he is not out of it by any means.

10.   During his media teleconference Tuesday, he seemed positively upbeat about the chances to go to College Station and beat the Aggies.