Now, says Mr. Alvarez, in theory at least (and he cautions against being too optimistic) if Microsoft can deliver Windows 8 on tablets and PCs, then it makes the jump to Windows Phone much smaller for consumers, enterprise users and, importantly, developers.
And he is cautiously optimistic about being part of their World Cup squad.
Even though they possessed good mechanics, I saw that they lacked the fundamentals of being positive, optimistic, and resilient in the face of challenges.
When it was announced that the Olympics were coming to London, Cwmbran hadn't long had a refit and we were all optimistic about it being the focal point of capitalising on the Olympic legacy in south Wales.
The confidential police document goes on to criticise social workers for being too optimistic about the mother and not focused enough on the child.
Overall, while the situation within the Fukushima power plant is stable, Andrew said it could get worse and so the IAEA is refraining from being too optimistic.
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He is extremely optimistic about the progress being made, and is already looking ahead to a time in which tourists and investors flock to Sulu.
"All those reports pointed out there was good reason to be optimistic about the future and their faith is being borne out by the improvement in our performance, " he said.
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Yesterday, I interviewed Bill Martin, the economist who has made the most cogent case for being more optimistic about our potential growth rate - and for government efforts to achieve that faster growth.
And so, I would say yes, I'm optimistic about being able to achieve a victory, but I'm also realistic.
And in case you think Lloyds is being singled out as somehow taking an unusually optimistic view of the risk of mortgages going bad, that would be wrong.
Much is now being said about the fact that individual investors are finally becoming bullish and optimistic, perhaps too much so given that usually savvy corporate insiders are now selling heavily and the market is short-term overbought.
Nasa administrator Dr Mike Griffin said on Friday that he was optimistic Nasa could launch another shuttle this year "by being smart and working hard".
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Bernanke seemed optimistic that housing markets could stop being a headwind in the near term and actually add to job growth.
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The professors also found that the CEOs, besides being optimistic about life in general, were upbeat about the prospects of their businesses and were more willing to take risks than members of the general population.
If you see Iraqis starting to work together in a centrist coalition, and security being consolidated by a rebuilt Iraqi police force, then you can be just a little bit optimistic.
We remain optimistic about the progress that those talks have made so far, and we look forward to greater progress being made when they resume.
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