Mr. Scrushy, 52, said in an interview after hearing the judge read her note to the jury that he considered the mixed sentiment among the jurors a positive sign.

For them and the hundreds of others who gathered in honor of the missing pilot's long-overdue homecoming, it was a day of mixed sentiments.

The mixed sentiment is reflected in two studies released to coincide with the conference.

Helen smiled affectionately at Rafe then, even though mixed sentiments of elation and guilt engulfed her.

People in Iraq expressed mixed sentiments, with some glad to see the execution carried out.

Our devotion was a mixed and casual sentiment, seldom verbally expressed, or solicitously sought, or carefully retained.

He found mixed sentiment among English-speaking inhabitants, some of whom were concerned that the Congress' adoption of an export boycott would essentially give the lucrative fur trade to French-speakers.

However, the New State legislature at Albany, on hearing her request, responded with mixed sentiment, and ultimately rejected her proposal.

With voters expressing such mixed sentiments - and one in three saying they could change their minds before Tuesday - the survey's findings underscored the volatility of New Jersey voters.

Such suggestions stir mixed sentiments.