It had projected (too optimistically) a 20% rise in donations in 2011-13.
The Junta Constructora del Templo, which oversees the project, optimistically predicts that it will be done in 30 years.
Finally, in July 1997 he was able to show prospective buyers models of his project, optimistically christened California Gardens to evoke an American middle-class Eden".We talk about California; we talk about flowers; we talk about sunshine,"he says.
Until the turn of the century a private or occupational pension was optimistically projected to achieve a level twice or three times what pension providers expect these days.
A gala fundraiser and private hire of the bridge 12 times a year are hoped to raise a further £900,000, while the rest is planned to be covered by "pop-up type events", inspired by concessions along the High Line in New York, and a "discreet range of merchandise, including T-shirts, stationery and bags" – which is optimistically projected to generate up to £200,000 a year.
According to the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach in 2014 was $3.5 million, while Target optimistically projected more than $148 million in damages.
In its 2014 business plan, the rail authority optimistically projected it could begin carrying passengers in just seven years.
The Strategy optimistically projected that by 2015 the country would derive about US $900 million from environmental services, and about US$2 billion by 2020.
But Mr Bush argues (optimistically) that projected surpluses mean you can have both tax cuts and active government.
Thanks in part to higher oil prices, the government is optimistically projecting a 4% rise in GDP this year, although private-sector estimates are around half that rate.
