However, the MPC added that "developments in the domestic economy had generally been positive" and broadly in line with the moderately upbeat picture presented by the previous governor, Sir Mervyn King, at his final inflation report press briefing.
However, the MPC said, "developments in the domestic economy had generally been positive", and broadly in line with the moderately upbeat picture presented by King at his final inflation report press briefing.
If House and Senate conferees trying to hammer out a Medicare drug benefit opt to include a provision allowing imports only from Canada, it seems likely that the industry's present upbeat descriptions would hold true.
Unlike many other music veterans, who have a tendency to look back with rose-tinted glasses on the golden age of their youth, Eno is satisfyingly upbeat about the present.
But Stevenson, who said she has experienced ostracism and frustration this year on tour along with the joys of competing in the world's great cities and stadiums, was upbeat about her present and her future in a telephone interview from Eastbourne on Friday, shortly after finishing a two-hour grass-court practice session with the Wimbledon grande dame Martina Navratilova.
Indeed, with a recent Forbes article reporting that sick days are costing the American economy $576 billion every year, employers will certainly find the prospect of a happy, upbeat and physically present workforce appealing.
The Kochs, he said, deflected criticism by presenting upbeat messages.
And in an accompanying news release, the mayor's office presented upbeat statements from five other weight-loss industry moguls — one after another, like glowing blurbs on a best seller.
There's a lot that looks familiar here: frozen vistas, unfortunate mustaches, dark crime and that ever-present upbeat "oooo yaaaa" exaggerated Minnesota accent.
As local authorities present an upbeat view of what the jargon now terms their "offer" to citizens, campaigners against shutdowns will highlight the harm done by cuts already made or those due to take effect.
