Sentence examples for reasonable optimism from inspiring English sources

A few weeks ago, when the season was new and a reasonable optimism filled the air, Stephon Marbury was asked to assess the Knicks' chances.

"It's such a condensed square, with all the restaurants and shops," she said.Pros There is reasonable optimism that property will retain its value.

Of course I'm not talking about pie in the sky, Pollyanna thinking, I'm referring to intelligent, reasonable optimism - choosing to see the possibility in work situations, rather than only the downside.

However, the question is if, under which conditions and in which respects this optimism is reasonable.

Rational and reasonable, they have blended strategic optimism with tactical caution, and tempered grand visions with a careful weighing of costs.

"The squad is growing stronger, they are bonding together very well and the mood is one of quiet optimism and a reasonable degree of confidence.

But at the same time, the pessimists need to do better too, by realizing that there is plenty of room for hope and optimism in any reasonable imagination of the future.

But with more reasonable expectations should come some new optimism.

According to the securities industry official close to the investigation, the N.A.S.D. is interested in reports that Mr. Grubman wrote about Winstar in 2001 and whether the optimism in those reports was reasonable or reckless.

On the positive side, there were reasonable US jobs figures and the remaining optimism from Thursday's hints of further action from the European Central Bank to stimulate the struggling eurozone economy.

So reasonable expectations--seasoned, as always, with optimism--suggest a future return on stocks averaging perhaps 7% per year.