| But one abiding feeling displayed by all, despite the circumstances, had to be optimism and an admirable acceptance. |
| Ewing and Davis fluctuate between nervous jitters and cautious optimism, with the first day of the inaugural event only a few days away. |
| Official optimism was replaced by a searching and comparatively realistic pessimism. |
| His optimism has kept the team afloat, but it will be difficult to recover fully from failing to finish three of the first five races. |
| That guarded optimism has been replaced by downright pessimism because the bottom of the decline is still not in sight. |
| At times optimism fails and I fall face first into the deep well of despair. |
