Another 6,000 or more jobs are to be cut by 1997, even under the most optimistic scenario.

Americans, because of our own history, tend to see optimistic scenarios in places where endings have rarely been happy.

In the most optimistic scenario, that date could be a very long time from now indeed.

Worst of all, he knew that was the optimistic scenario.

The only problem with this optimistic scenario is that it is shared by almost no one in China.

So far, however, the optimistic scenarios have not led to strong demand for Treasury bonds.

There are some problems with this optimistic scenario, however.

Even under the most optimistic scenarios, plans for the light rail were years away.

"That possibility forms one of the few optimistic scenarios."

In this highly optimistic scenario, Internet ad spending would be $400 per household.