Traditionally we set out, armed with cagoules and optimism, for a budget break on the coast.
So, two years of fears have pretty much disappeared for now and optimism is high.
However, this waiting by Apple did damage to its stock price and optimism was also damaged.
Because the early days of a bubble create optimism, and optimism fuels hiring, spending and growth.
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They are lives of complications, of heartbreak and pessimism but of love and optimism.
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Mostly, though, it was a night of intense celebration, joy, and optimism for the future.
We are a nation that looks to the new day with confidence and optimism.
The simulation became reality, and optimism became the awful truth: We were not prepared.
The world is quiet, my coffee is hot, and optimism is in the air.
The morning of the race was warm and sunny, blue skies overhead and optimism sweeping the streets.
And in a strong turnout, millions of Iraqis exercised their right to vote, with enthusiasm and optimism.
The celebration this year was a tribute to more recent examples of resilience and optimism as well.
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Mumbai is a symbol of the incredible energy and optimism that defines India in the 21st century.
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" Gore got the better of the feisty Texan, saying it was "a choice between pessimism and optimism...
And, rather like the FLS, it would be policy forged in the crucible of hunch and optimism, rather than scientific certainty.
That enthusiasm and optimism comes, in no small part, from the spirit of the Fellows program.
When all was new and optimism was high, fans flocked to Giants Stadium.
Leadership, he said, is built on four planks: philosophy, goals, accountability and optimism.
We've charted our own course against all odds with a shared sense of determination and optimism at every pass.
It is people, average men and women, who showed up across Egypt in the name of hope and optimism.
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Happily, the Irish population was growing again and optimism was in the air.
Yet among the growing tribe that attended this year, there are feelings of hope and optimism about the industry.
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He said the UK Government would concentrate on delivering "hope, jobs and optimism".
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However, despite the transfer activity and optimism on Wearside, Bruce is keen to manage expectations ahead of the new season.
Instead of giving in to fear and cynicism, let's renew that timeless American spirit of resolve and confidence and optimism.
So tonight, as we gather to light the sixth candle of Hanukkah, we remember an enduring story of resilience and optimism.
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This paraphrasing of Mr Hughes, predicting disaster, does not do justice to the poet, whose work holds out hope and optimism.
Something good happened to change it, and you might have supposed that the change would be an opportunity for celebration and optimism.
For they, just like you, are filled with talent and energy and optimism about the history that is yet to be written.
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With news of Millwall faltering at Tranmere filtering through to the Leeds fans the atmosphere became a mixture of tension and optimism.
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