"We're probably more optimistic than the pundits might be,". "With that in mind, we're putting everything we can, it's the coal to our engine, lending is what we do.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

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

The study also found that women who were not optimistic were more likely to smoke and have high blood pressure or diabetes.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Gun control advocates acknowledge there will be more legal challenges by gun rights groups, but they remain optimistic most gun laws in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

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

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

I am optimistic that we are going to be able to manage this effectively, but we still have more work to do, and I am glad I have got such a great team doing it,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.01