Sentence examples for prevailing pessimism from inspiring English sources

Here, however, is a book that contradicts the prevailing pessimism about the possibilities of education.

While he did not doubt the capacity of the mind to know what is naturally enjoined, he participated in the prevailing pessimism about man's will to act accordingly.

With the exception of the prevailing pessimism expressed by college-educated blacks, the poll turned up few variations in responses based on geography, education, age or income among blacks.

That it's so often excellent challenges the prevailing pessimism about the direction of fine dining, proving that someone like Mr. Puck can be a mini-industry and still summon the pride and focus to do a restaurant right.

For once, Greeks are in accord with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who, adding to the prevailing pessimism, emphasised in her new year address that the worst crisis to ravage Europe since the second world war "is far from over".

He has a weekly video conference with Mr Bush and says that they are thinking on exactly the same lines.The prime minister is fed up with the prevailing pessimism over Iraq and has been frustrated that the Hutton inquiry and the arguments over missing weapons of mass destruction have deflected attention from what he sees as more important issues.

A libertarian thinker, Simon argued that the prevailing eco-pessimism and doom-saying about the world running out of resources was wrong.

In the immediate aftermath of the first leg, centre back Gerard Pique summed up the prevailing mood of pessimism by admitting with his characteristic honesty that a second leg comeback was "nearly impossible".

"Defending the government in the face of the pessimism prevailing in the markets, especially on the rupee front, with some brokerages forecasting that it would further plummet to 70 [against the dollar], Mr Chidambaram said the phenomenon is being witnessed across emerging markets," The Economics Times reports.

Ever since the roadmap for peace in Ukraine was agreed last week, the prevailing mood in western capitals has been pessimism laced with cynicism.

Perhaps the prevailing climate mattered.