1.   They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven-year conflict.

2.   However, the author is not optimistic on that approach.

3.   A senior county council official said later on Tuesday he was not optimistic that the decision would be reversed.

4.   He is not optimistic about his chances of getting another job in electronics and says he would consider doing something else.

5.   Mr Walker said yesterday that he was not optimistic that the deal would be concluded in time to stop the family being thrown out of their home.

6.   Premier John Major is not optimistic that he will be able to rekindle the Gatt talks.

7.   Although international monitors may have stopped renewed fighting in this area for now, they were not optimistic that they will have the same success everywhere.

8.   And AIG is not optimistic.

9.   Analysts were not optimistic on the outlook for the dollar in coming days.