1.   And the protagonists sounded fairly confident in their attempts to resolve the dilemma.

2.   And Bush, sounding characteristically confident about opinions he has held for years, said he welcomed the challenge.

3.   And she sounded confident that an increase will make its way through the Legislature.

4.   Barach sounds confident, despite the competition.

5.   Baker, however, sounded confident.

6.   Beard sounded confident Monday that the Nets can turn their slide around this week.

7.   After meeting with advocates for the mentally ill, Domenici sounded confident.

8.   Bush sounded more confident on Iraq.

9.   But as a native Texan familiar with the booms and busts of the oil business, the TV newsman sounds fairly confident when he says better times will return.

10.   But backers of the bill sounded very confident about the ban on soft money.