Sentence examples for driven by optimism from inspiring English sources
Driven by optimism in the economy and a return of collectors' confidence in antiques, especially relatively low-priced modern designs, Sotheby's and Christie's are reassessing their positions on 20th-century decorative arts, and they have taken different tacks.
While the first Earth summit was driven by optimism and idealism to save the planet, negotiators at the Rio+20 gathering appear to have appealed instead to baser human instincts: self-survival and profit.
During the first three months of the year, the Dow and the S.& P. 500 averaged monthly gains of more than 3 percent, driven by optimism that the housing and job markets were recovering and that company earnings would continue to climb.
Driven by optimism and supported by local government, public opinion, favourable economic climate, Woonbron's director and Supervisory Board alike, embraced the initiative.
The research firm said, "We believe the current run-up in the stock has been driven by optimism that the company's microprocessor business will contribute strong growth in earnings in 2005".
History is driven by optimism, it has no reverse gear.
But critics, including some Democrats, see instead a quixotic crusade, driven by naïve optimism, that may derail a promising young career.
Driven by boundless optimism and tax subsidies, western Germans pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into reconstruction of the formerly Communist East.
But it did not hurt the government's approval ratings, which have improved during the last year -- driven by increasing optimism about the economy.
Driven by such optimism, Disney's stock is trading at a per-share price that represents 35.3 times 2001 income from continuing operations, said Charles L. Hill, Thomson's director of research.
So the desired portfolio shift looks like this: In such a case long-term rates rise – but because this rise is driven by greater optimism about the future, it's hard to see how it can have a contractionary effect on the economy.
