11.   Instead, investors, upset by a pessimistic economic assessment accompanying the rate reduction, sold stocks lower.

12.   Instead, investors, upset by a pessimistic economic assessment accompanying the rate reduction, sold stocks lower across the market Thursday.

13.   It follows pessimistic assessments by Israeli and Syrian officials that time may be running out for reaching a settlement.

14.   On Thursday, Al-Anbari gave a pessimistic assessment about resolving the dispute.

15.   Testifying Thursday before the Senate Budget Committee, Greenspan offered a pessimistic assessment of current economic conditions.

16.   The pessimistic assessment came amid reports that Syria, along with Iran, had begun assembling North Korean-made Scud C missiles.

17.   Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa gave a pessimistic assessment of the Middle East peace process, citing the stalled Israeli peace initiative and uncertainty generated by Kurdish unrest.