"There are concerns," the source had said, expressing a lack of optimism that the two would reach a consensus.
Recent studies have correlated long life with optimism, with positive thinking, and with a lack of hostility, anxiety and depression.
Those downbeat words suggested a distinct lack of optimism as Mr Singh prepared for a meeting with President Musharraf of Pakistan, planned for this weekend in the margins of a Non-Aligned Movement conference in Havana.
This decline signals a growing lack of optimism that people will successfully address climate change.
There is a massive lack of optimism amongst so-called 'neets' - those not in education, employment, or training.
Moreover, there is a lack of data on optimism levels in the general population, and on cutoff values to interpret the LOT-R even though the LOT-R is a widely used questionnaire to assess optimism [ 18– 21, 32].
A6 Optimism in Colombia President Andrés Pastrana said peace talks with leftist rebels could proceed in this last year of his presidency, despite a lack of results after two years of negotiation.
The figures offer reasons for optimism, and with Social Value Act reopening debate about the role of social enterprises in delivering public services, Smith is keen to ensure that a lack of understanding does not hinder the movement's progression.
To my surprise, I continually experienced a strange, yet pervasive, lack of optimism for the future of New Zealand and a lack of confidence in business and the economy.
The relationship proved popular with viewers; during an interview with Digital Spy, Cooper spoke of her original lack of optimism towards the pairing, stating: "When the relationship first started, we didn't know how they were going to gel and how it was going to work, because people were such fans of Jacqui and Tony.
The 12 who said no were from a group of 12 practitioners from Engalaoni, the reason for lack of optimism was uncertain.
