| But we must allow for the possibility that the more pessimistic forecasts are right. |
| We can only hope that the projection does not become more pessimistic with equal rapidity. |
| His take on the respectability of SETI in the scientific community is unduly pessimistic. |
| And last but not least, I've become depressed, noncommittal, and grossly pessimistic. |
| Naturally, one can be overly pessimistic in assessing worst-case scenarios. |
| But they also tend to give a misleadingly pessimistic account of the information we receive and of conflict and its resolution. |
