You know it's a scary incident when the optimistic phrase "only a concussion" is included in the diagnosis.
If the analysts were correct, then there was no "light at the end of the tunnel," the optimistic phrase General Westmoreland had used.
The report's weakest aspects are that, despite its clear-eyed nature, it still promotes "positive change" with catchy, optimistic phrases and a happy hashtag (#"STLFwdThru).
On Tuesday, however, she repeated the same optimistic phrase she used late last month, when she argued that Germany was a strong country able to cope.
OPTIMISTIC phrases were flung with the vigor of a touchdown pass when University of Notre Dame officials appointed Tyrone Willingham as the head coach of the school's legendary football program on New Year's Day.
This film is, above all, a patriotic teaching tool - a conscientious rendering of American military history, and an effort, using available technology and narrative techniques, to "bring history to life," in the optimistic phrase.
Even though I wasn't armed with an arsenal of hopeful and optimistic phrases to make her feel better with, I realized that simply being a caring and understanding friend was more important.
But maybe it's just one more optimistic phrase that I repeat to myself.
It is nearly 500 densely packed pages long, and carries a clear message about America's current direction: about the "emerging technopolitical order"; about the "hole" that "opened up in American history" after 9/11 and about the "global pyramid racket" of "late capitalism" (Pynchon seems very keen on that optimistic Marxist phrase).
He packaged his message in optimistic, almost nationalistic phrasing, saying the country had always risen to challenges.
The Republican platform is heavily salted with the kind of optimistic, inclusive-sounding phrases that flavor Mr. Bush's speeches.
