1.   Consumer confidence, while down slightly in July, is still upbeat for the year, which bodes well for continued spending.

2.   He was typically upbeat for the players and media.

3.   Jean A. Inman is awfully upbeat for someone who has been handed the helm of a listing ship.

4.   Remarkably upbeat for a fellow in his line of work.

5.   She heard a summary of the ruling from a radio announcer that made the decision sound especially upbeat for the company.

6.   The Longhorns were unflinchingly upbeat for a team that had lost its first game of the season.

7.   The news was less upbeat for CellPro Inc., also of Bothell.

8.   The story was more upbeat for shows that did well.

9.   Wall Street also was upbeat for the company.

10.   Yet all was not upbeat for Microsoft.