41.   Expressing cautious optimism about her re-election bid, Gov. Christie Whitman Thursday played down recent polls showing her locked in a close race with her Democratic opponent.

42.   Foreign policy experts now express cautious optimism about a variety of approaches to human rights violations.

43.   Her cautious optimism was backed up by another witness before the commission, Richard Foster, chief actuary of the Health Care Financing Administration, which runs Medicare.

44.   In Aceh, at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism.

45.   In part, the cautious optimism that Argentina will not have to devalue comes from the slight strengthening in the Japanese yen in recent weeks.

46.   It expressed cautious optimism that performance would improve in the fourth quarter and next year.

47.   Japanese stocks rose amid cautious optimism a government stimulus package will help the economy, traders said.

48.   Katz and his partner, Tom Reich, expressed cautious optimism Monday about their chances of completing a new deal with the Tribune-owned Cubs.

49.   Kapor has a cautious optimism about the future of the Net.

50.   Lutwyche, in England, points to the Gloucestershire Old Spots with cautious optimism.