1.   A cautious optimism spread within the liberal intelligentsia, and the writers, especially, initiated calls for greater artistic freedom.

2.   None the less, there is cautious optimism at the dawning of a new age.

3.   The air-pollution board has reacted with cautious optimism to the announcement.

4.   The U.N. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far.

5.   There are grounds for cautious optimism.

6.   There was cautious optimism from ISPs after the announcement was made public yesterday.

7.   ...a mood of cautious optimism.

8.   Recent studies have expressed cautious optimism both for screening and for the use of adjuvant therapy, yet closer examination raises as many doubts as hopes.

9.   Although January was weak, it was better than what most analysts had predicted, and there is some cautious optimism about the future.

10.   Analysts and observers greeted news of the latest changes with cautious optimism.