Bankers and billionaires lined up to sound a note of confidence.
But there was a new note of confidence, and some new specificity, in official reports about the hunt for him.
But she sounded a note of confidence, adding: "I'm not doing this for a small audience.
It was possible to read, in this dismissive comment, a note of confidence that the generals hold the upper hand in their dealings with the outside world.
Tara, on the other hand, revealed a slight false note of confidence as she said, "I think I am still in a good spot".
Mrs. Clinton, who refers to her bid as being "in it to win it," also sounded a more explicit note of confidence in herself as the most prepared and battle-tested contender for the Democratic nomination, even as she complimented her rivals as "great, great candidates".
Striking notes of increasing confidence, rebel officials announced they had made progress on several nonmilitary fronts.
Although it was obvious from the outset that there were so few troops that the outpost, like others of its kind, could barely defend its bunkers and patrol at the same time, much less disrupt a growing insurgency, the dispatches carried notes of cheerful confidence when they described the campaign for local hearts and minds.
(see: "False Notes On Confidence") It is based on a sampling of 5,000 U.S. households.
False Notes On Confidence.
