However, CEO Jerry Grandey put a positive spin on the results in his comments.
Was Schmidt perhaps trying to put a positive spin on his relationship with Steve?
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Putting a positive spin on a rapid resignation doesn't mean glossing over the truth, however.
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Despite the very positive spin of my earlier article: Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) v.
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Once again sales were down, but the SIA put a positive spin on the data even so.
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"They're just peddling mis-information to try to put a positive spin on the decision they've made, " he said.
So, if anywhere can put a positive spin on economic meltdown, then Dubai will have a good go.
Mr Fischer, like some other European politicians, puts a slightly more positive spin on Germany's attitude towards Serbia.
Five investment firms picked up coverage of the Russian Internet search giant Yandex this morning, mostly with a positive spin.
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The positive spin coming from the Derry squad points out that they achieved their objective of maintaining their Division One status.
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Alikhan Baimenov, another Ak Zhol co-chairman, acknowledges that the party has been weakened, but puts a positive spin on the affair.
Since that first announcement, Johnson et al have tinkered with the strategy and tried to put a positive spin on things.
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For its part, Merrill is putting a positive spin on the deal.
When pushed, one espoused the same positive spin, but not much else.
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The maker of the ubiquitous Windows operating system tried to put a positive spin on the announcement, including a hiring pitch in its press release.
Rolston, who took over on Wednesday after the Sabres fired long-time coach Lindy Ruff, tried to put a positive spin on Buffalo's performance in his debut.
Greg Neichin, executive vice president of Cleantech Group, gave a positive spin to the declining amount of venture capital when he discussed the first-quarter investments on Friday.
This being a marketing campaign, there's plenty of positive spin.
Back in Davos the urbane Monti put a positive spin on his setbacks, saying the court decisions came at an ideal time, since he was restructuring his office anyway.
The positive spin: Most experts, myself included, agree that it's better for a child to have an absent parent than a parent who's present but neglectful -- or worse.
Despite some positive spin, it is hard to believe Williams is not deflated at the prospect of a domestic match-up after his heroics on the world stage in 2004.
At best, if he insists on putting a positive spin on it, he should have explained that the evidence is insufficient to recommend acupuncture for any of these symptoms.
The long-cycle player fights to fly above The Street noise and asks himself how long it takes before a positive spin builds up as it did with these financial stocks.
"We've seen remarkable price action in the last 48 hours, " said Michael Woolfolk, chief currency trader at Bank of New York Mellon, who attempted to put a positive spin on events.
Many Welsh people appreciated the positive spin placed on typical media phrases like: "A rainforest the size of Wales has been destroyed" or "a rainforest twice the size of Wales has gone".
In what was a positive spin on recent real estate news, the number of homes sold has increased in the area but buyers have been mostly investors looking to rent the homes they are buying at distressed prices.
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The Irish government have remained trapped between a strategy of positive spin in a bid to regain access to private markets and a strategy of admitting to how serious the problems are in a bid to gain debt relief.
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