11.   Zinni has appeared optimistic after his talks with leaders.

12.   Pippig, who has denied doping accusations, was optimistic after the hearing.

13.   Adobe, which was relatively optimistic after its last earnings report in December, took a more cautious approach Thursday in its guidance for the rest of the year.

14.   Although diplomats are more optimistic after the latest round of mediation, there remains a great deal of speculation about what if any significant concessions the military might make.

15.   Although he refused to give any details of the talks, Oleksy looked more optimistic after their second meeting, which lasted only five minutes.

16.   Both sides said they were optimistic after a meeting Tuesday night apparently yielded the first progress in more than seven months.

17.   Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat sounded optimistic after a two-hour meeting at the Erez Crossing between Israel and Palestinian-run Gaza Strip.

18.   But council members are optimistic after the successful visit to Belgrade and acceptance of their Bosnian passports in Serbia -- despite the recent surge in combat.

19.   But despite the wide differences, Chernomyrdin was optimistic after separately meeting Milosevic and Clinton last week.

20.   But traders were more cautious than optimistic after seeing shares take such huge hits in recent days.