For many years, popular singer Dinah Shore invited optimistic post-war Americans to take to the highway and see their country in a Chevrolet.

VOA: special.2011.07.21

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

He says the two words "really defined the joyous, optimistic and uplifting spirit that seemed to show itself while making the album."

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

Many people are optimistic that Bollywood movies have the potential to make their presence felt beyond the traditional markets in India and Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

However,Mohammed Said Idries is less optimistic that the electoral crisis will be resolved quickly and believes that the imminent American withdrawal is causing instability.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Political commentator Amando Doronila, with the Philippines Daily Inquirer says people in the Philippines are optimistic about the new president and the new electronic voting process.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

And so this will only come as confirmation." A just-released nationwide survey of Afghans finds them more optimistic than expected, but still concerned about corruption and insecurity.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Economist Rebecca Blank with the Brookings Institution here in Washington was optimistic that positive results will come from efforts to prevent more job losses and mortgage defaults.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

The rituals enhance their satisfaction with life and create optimistic beliefs.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Dr.Lo Veasnakiry, who heads the Ministry of Health's planning unit, blames the lack of success, on a shortage of funds and expertise, but he also says the target was excessively optimistic.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

U.N.chief Ban Ki-moon told reporters he would go to the Danish capital next week to open the high-level segment that he expects will draw more than "I am encouraged and I am optimistic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Meanwhile on a trip to Chile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it is easy to be cynical about the summit, but he remains optimistic a meaningful outcome can and must be achieved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

"Clearly with the economy around the world growing again, passenger traffic coming back, cargo traffic coming back, we're in a much better position today than we were last year and as we look forward, we're very optimistic about the future."

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Our facilities are clearly understaffed." The International Confederation of Midwives says with the support of the United Nations, the World Health Organization and large non-profit organizations, it is more optimistic about getting the funding needed to recruit these new trainees and deploy them into the communities where they are needed.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15