noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mood of optimism/despair/excitement etc
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There is a new mood of optimism.
cautious optimism
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The air-pollution board has reacted with cautious optimism to the announcement.
new hope/confidence/optimism etc (= hope etc that you have only just started to feel )
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a medical breakthrough that offers new hope to cancer patients
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cautious
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There are grounds for cautious optimism .
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None the less, there is cautious optimism at the dawning of a new age.
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A cautious optimism spread within the liberal intelligentsia, and the writers, especially, initiated calls for greater artistic freedom.
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This year 184 dealers took part compared to 176 in 1992 and a number of participants expressed cautious optimism .
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There was cautious optimism from ISPs after the announcement was made public yesterday.
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business
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Last month the Tankan survey of corporate sentiment showed that business optimism has stalled.
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The report concludes with references to increase in long term unemployment and slump in business optimism .
■ VERB
express
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He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence.
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Administration sources expressed optimism that protracted negotiations between the Senate and White House might eventually result in some softening of the ban.
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He expressed modest optimism about the Impressionist market and felt that some new collectors were emerging.
reason
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They have reason for optimism , having beaten the Rockets four consecutive times this season.
share
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I don't share that optimism: the break, tacitly threatened over recent years, has been made.
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We would love to share the optimism that still characterizes much economic debate.
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Second, John wanted the Council to share in his optimism about the presence of the Holy Spirit in the modern world.
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He did not share my optimism .
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Not everyone shares Maughan's optimism that the deal will go ahead.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the optimism of the post-war period
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the optimism of the postwar years
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There is a mood of optimism among Socialist Party supporters tonight.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But before proceeding to optimism I have to introduce some harsh truths.
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In a triumph of optimism over realism, the Fontis left New York for their vacation.
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Mr Major based his optimism on figures which showed factory output was rising.
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The new approach is generally supported by child support collectors, but some think Morales' optimism is unrealistic.
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They always want the news to be good, and they want their leaders to represent their collective optimism .
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This is the optimism upon which all golf is rooted.
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We all bought his optimism , of course.
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We liked Mr Clinton's energy and optimism , and we had endorsed him largely on the strength of them.