In 2000 alone, as he was making some of his optimistic pronouncements, Mr. Krach sold $167.4 million worth of Ariba stock, according to Thomson.

During the campaign, he lost credibility among some voters and politicians by making optimistic pronouncements on the budget in the face of discouraging fiscal news.

But recent research shows that the data underlying these optimistic pronouncements about manufacturing are untrustworthy.

The guidelines fit with the Bush administration's recent optimistic pronouncements about the nation's readiness to confront germ terrorism.

I had grown quite accustomed to my father's optimistic pronouncements and didn't Pay much attention to them.

Despite optimistic pronouncements to the contrary, many believe the Kyoto protocol died in Durban.

But even while they were making optimistic pronouncements new outbreaks cropped up.

Despite the optimistic pronouncements of his spokesmen, details are almost nonexistent about his condition or treatment.

Over the last few weeks two numbers have led to a spate of optimistic pronouncements.

Vergara's proposal ran squarely against the optimistic pronouncements of Detroit's rebuilding by politicians and boosters and resulted in a deluge of protest.