21.   At one point, coach Jeff Van Gundy indicated that he had been told to smile more often and express more optimism.

22.   Berdahl, reached Wednesday at the University of California at Berkeley, where he is now chancellor, and others also expressed optimism about the relationship.

23.   Blake also expressed optimism after speaking yesterday with OU athletic director Donnie Duncan, who was in Dallas.

24.   Both leaders expressed cautious optimism after their talks, but the closest thing to a real breakthrough occurred hundreds of miles away in Chechnya.

25.   Both parties expressed optimism the strike might end.

26.   Both sides expressed optimism after the talks, and an administration official said the Republicans had proposed a face-to-face meeting with the president on Tuesday.

27.   Both the leader of the pilots union, Charles S. Giambusso, and Delta management expressed optimism that a new contact could be reached before the strike deadline.

28.   Both the recording and consumer electronics industries expressed optimism in June that they would meet the Christmas target.

29.   Brackens expressed optimism.

30.   Branson expressed optimism that Virgin Mobile will be as successful in the United States as it has been in Great Britain.