Sentence examples for modest optimism from inspiring English sources

There are grounds for modest optimism.

The narrowing gap inspired some modest optimism even as the two sides parted Tuesday afternoon.

But some modest optimism has emerged, especially since the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, visited China last month.

While the picture is certainly grim, the world's top climate economist still believes there are grounds for modest optimism.

It may be that I have lived through an aberrant period in American history and my modest optimism is misplaced.

With a week to go before the season begins, the Knicks are enjoying modest optimism, and the Nets are fighting off a mild depression.

Kevin Daly of Goldman Sachs thinks there are modest grounds for optimism: the sectors that shrank most this time, such as oil and gas, are notoriously volatile, whereas those that grew, such as services, may be seeing sustainable improvement.

President Obama has taken away Mitt Romney's longstanding advantage as the candidate voters say is most likely to restore the economy and create jobs, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, which found a modest sense of optimism among Americans that White House policies are working.

The latest survey by the National Federation of Independent Business shows a modest uptick in members' optimism, although more of them still plan to cut employment than to increase it.The good news for small firms may also be showing up in the jobs data.

Unlike last year, when Obama's approval rating had settled into a rut, he now appears to be enjoying a modest resurgence following increasing optimism about the economy.

Yamamoto's ideas were received with cautious optimism mixed with modest trepidation.