1.   In the BrdU assay, a cell was considered positive if there was any nuclear staining present.

2.   Only if the control preparations were negative was the staining considered positive.

3.   Repeat positive specimens were considered positive.

4.   Based on that, the researchers concluded that most of the popular boys had qualities generally considered socially positive, like being friendly, cooperative and athletic.

5.   Masella says he has heard of some Asian cultures where a space between the front teeth is considered positive.

6.   Nearly two-thirds of its religious references were considered positive.

7.   Still, while all this might be considered positive as Mexico struggles to become a more open and democratic society, it is rattling investors.

8.   He also said he considered it positive that the federal administrative court had ruled that Moslem refugees from Serb-controlled territories could not be given asylum in Germany.

9.   An agreement would be considered positive for the dollar, reducing the risk that Washington would push the yen up artificially to cut Japanese exports.

10.   The US considered positive the willingness expressed by Israelis and Syrians at the Euro-Mediterranean conference in Barcelona, which ended on Tuesday.