1.   Members of a self-defeating organiza-tion are, as a result of prior negative experiences, inclined to believe the worst.

2.   But then Jake seemed to take pleasure in believing the worst of her.

3.   At the same time, many Palestinians have been led to believe the worst of the Israelis.

4.   Abramson believes the worst of the dividend cuts are over.

5.   But many investment managers who buy and sell technology stocks daily said Thursday they believed the worst was behind them.

6.   Colombians have every reason to believe the worst about their largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

7.   Dworkin, however, ever ready to believe the worst about male behavior, accepts it and reproduces it without any visible attempt at verification.

8.   For weeks, though, friends and acquaintances believed the worst.

9.   He said no one wanted to believe the worst.

10.   In fact, Miss Manners refuses to believe the worst of anyone.