WEEK, NOT WEAK Despite the severity of the recession, and the gloom that has pervaded Madison Avenue, Advertising Week seemed like a throwback to a more upbeat, robust time.
Oliver is vigorous, upbeat, robust, sexually adventurous and seemingly tireless: That he is also married hardly matters.
With her rich, robust voice and innately upbeat disposition, she was as in charge of her talent as I've ever seen her.
It's been less than a month since emerging-markets focused bank Standard Chartered came out with enviably robust earnings for 2008 and an upbeat outlook for the year.
In fact, contrary to popular belief that politics conditions economies, in this case it's robust economic ties that have had an upbeat influence on political, social, cultural and people-to-people contacts as well".
Mr. Perriss's upbeat comments are intriguing because initial forecasts of a robust upfront market had recently been tempered by fears that the war would weaken consumer spending, thus reducing demand from marketers for TV commercial time.
The revision will add to fears that Britain's robust economic recovery is running out of steam and that the Chancellor's upbeat forecast in last month's Autumn Statement will prove too optimistic.
Treasury Prices Decline (By Reuters) -- Treasury prices slipped a bit yesterday as upbeat auto sales, construction numbers and stock gains weighed on a market still smarting from robust manufacturing data that came out late last week.
Although the suite includes upbeat moments, mostly it subverts the spirit of bluegrass, discovering an empathetic brotherhood of sorrow behind its traditional foundation of robust, harmoniously competitive fraternity.
