Sentence examples for strain of optimism from inspiring English sources

Nader's other strain of optimism concerned the law as a weapon for social justice.

Nevertheless, there remains a resilient strain of optimism in the fledgling world of online lending.

There is a strain of optimism to Moss that one could easily see leaving her open to exploitation by others, even as it lends vulnerability to her performances.

"But you also find this strain of optimism that things are going to get better and this is an important moment for Mormonism".

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 28 — Personal stories, individual solutions to society's problems and an unexpected strain of optimism will supplant diatribes, exposés and gloom at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in January.

Their latest album, "Chamber Music," contains thoughtful strains of optimism that muscle their way through the cuts' grinding digs and lacerating rhythms, offering fans something more than a soundtrack for partying and destruction.

There are artists who seem to harbor a strain of cockeyed optimism.

In the course of this struggle to discover who he is, Obama clearly learned from the strain of pessimistic optimism that stretches back from Martin Luther King Jr. to Abraham Lincoln.

Brandy detects a strain of cheerful optimism in Joe and becomes a supporter and a clearing house for leads as he drives around in very old muscle cars looking for his parents.

In assessing Beecher's legacy, Applegate states that At his best, Beecher represented what remains the most lovable and popular strain of American culture: incurable optimism; can-do enthusiasm; and open-minded, open-hearted pragmatism... His reputation has been eclipsed by his own success.

Morgan and Hales missed Friday's opening ODI against West Indies, Morgan with a bruised right knee sustained in a warm-up match earlier in the week, and Hales with a thigh strain, and while a certain amount of optimism abounds, both have an uncertain prognosis according to the one-day head coach, Ashley Giles.