Sentence examples for a rule of optimism from inspiring English sources

"There is a rule of optimism that prevails.

He added: "There was also a sense that a professional rule of optimism existed at times when there was not the evidence to support such a stance".

"One of the huge learning issues I think that comes out of this is they were operating this rule of optimism, that this mother was working with them and there was huge – well, I say there was huge deceit.

Gove then tacks that claim on to the increasingly influential idea of the "rule of optimism" to claim that social workers are too prepared to believe parents and too unwilling to use their authority to protect children.

The "rule of optimism" is said to have resulted in professionals naively and hopefully believing what Daniel's parents told them, and denying what was in front of them.

He says child protection professionals were often unprepared to "think the unthinkable" and were often too willing to follow the "rule of optimism".

Whether it's for the trip of a lifetime or a budget break, pre-holiday shopping tends to encourage a sense of optimism that sees people abandoning their clothing inhibitions and restrictive rules.

It's a source of optimism.

Verdict: Strindberg with a dash of optimism.

It offered a sliver of optimism.

Was there a feeling of optimism?