1.   Also, while Matsushita acknowledged there are no signs economic growth is picking up yet, he seemed optimistic, or at least less pessimistic, the salesman said.

2.   And Manager Bobby Valentine, who watched the session, seemed optimistic that something positive had been accomplished.

3.   As interesting as those conversations might be, none of them seemed optimistic about the outcome.

4.   As they arrived, some of the negotiators seemed extremely optimistic.

5.   Both sides seem optimistic that the deal can be completed Thursday.

6.   Although deeply involved in the anti-Taliban plotting, Haq publicly seemed less than optimistic about its ultimate success.

7.   But after two years of meetings with Bullen, even the critics seem optimistic.

8.   But everybody at Telemundo seems pretty optimistic about the future.

9.   But even that pushed-back goal seems optimistic, despite significant gains.

10.   But if welfare recipients are viewed as a way to plug a gap in school staffing, the plan seems preposterously optimistic.