1.   Mr Annan tried to sound upbeat in the rest of his report.

2.   Although sounding characteristically upbeat, Gruden said as much.

3.   And they sounded very upbeat afterward.

4.   And while Kodak officials occasionally raised the specter of moving operations out of the state, they tried to sound upbeat about staying in New York.

5.   Arnold sounded upbeat.

6.   As recently as May, he sounded upbeat about the future of the firm.

7.   As we said goodbye, she sounded positively upbeat, as if it is only a matter of time before she will be believed.

8.   Before a meeting with Perry at the Pentagon, British Defense Minister Michael Portillo tried to sound upbeat.

9.   Before the meeting, White House spokesman Mike McCurry sounded upbeat about its prospects.

10.   Both sides sounded upbeat about reaching a deal by the date set in the latest Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.