Her optimism, her joy of life in those last hours, had nourished the medical staff.More favourable demographics provide a second reason for optimism.But before proceeding to optimism I have to introduce some harsh truths.This is the optimism upon which all golf is rooted.In a triumph of optimism over realism, the Fontis left New York for their vacation.There is a mood of optimism among Socialist Party supporters tonight.The new approach is generally supported by child support collectors, but some think Morales' optimism is unrealistic.We all bought his optimism, of course.Mr Major based his optimism on figures which showed factory output was rising.They always want the news to be good, and they want their leaders to represent their collective optimism.We liked Mr Clinton's energy and optimism, and we had endorsed him largely on the strength of them.
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be full of optimism (=be feeling that good things will happen ) The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development. be (little/no) room for optimism (=have a possibility that things might get better ) There is little room for optimism in the current financial situation. a wave/surge of optimism (=a sudden strong feeling of optimism ) The team are riding a wave of optimism after their recent victory. a mood/sense of optimism A mood of optimism prevails in the White House. phrases be grounds/cause/reason for optimism The lower crime figures are certainly grounds for optimism. optimism prevails/reigns (=optimism is the strongest feeling ) Despite the crisis, optimism prevailed. optimism grows His optimism grew as the time came nearer for his release. share somebody's optimism (=feel the optimism that someone else feels ) After so many problems, I found it hard to share his optimism. verbs express optimism Diplomats expressed optimism about the progress of the talks. new/renewed optimism (=optimism that you start to feel again, after you stopped feeling it ) The new leadership has brought renewed optimism.
initial/early optimism (=optimism that you feel at the start of a process, especially when it does not continue ) There was initial optimism about a breakthrough in relations between the two countries. false optimism (=optimism based on wrong ideas or information ) In his speech he warned against false optimism about the immediate future. He expressed guarded optimism about the company's future. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far. cautious/guarded optimism (=the belief that a future situation will be good or better than before, although you cannot be not sure ) The U.N. considerable optimism These figures indicate that we can go into next year with considerable optimism. COLLOCATIONS adverbs great optimism The team was in a mood of great optimism. optimism about I don’t share his optimism about our chances of success. mood/sense of optimism a new sense of optimism in the country optimism (that) There was optimism that an agreement could be reached.
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