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

Senegar-Mitchell says she has her own reasons to feel optimistic about the future of bioscience education in American schools.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

He said the country could see its gross domestic product grow by 2.5 to five percent in 2010, "in an optimistic scenario."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"I am optimistic,". "So as usual in our culture, the first week is always a week of observation.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

The Ministry of Health's Lo is optimistic that the new data will show an improvement in the rate.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

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

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

(OMITTED) But in spite of these disparities, Remais is optimistic that progress can be made.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

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

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

(Test) The U.N.Secretary-General says he is "optimistic" a climate-change agreement can be reached in Copenhagen that will include specific recommendations on key elements that will take effect immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The survey does not say which of APEC's 21 economies were surveyed, but says they are optimistic that trade finance will ease further in the next six months.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"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

He notes that is an optimistic figure. Economic figures recently released by the Russian Federal Statistics Service show the GDP declined in the first quarter of this year by 9.5 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

A majority of those surveyed expect the security situation in their local area to improve in the next year, although in regions where there is major conflict, respondents are less optimistic about future improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"So a year ago,in 2009, when you had a majority being optimistic about American policy in the Middle East, only 29 percent said Iran having nuclear weapons would be positive for the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Clinton,who insisted India can make emission cuts without harming its economy, said she is optimistic the two governments can reach a common approach before the world conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Meanwhile,with global growth expected to top four percent in 2010 compared to a decline of .6 percent in 2009, industry leaders in the United States say they are optimistic that the total number of foreign visitors will start to grow.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04