Plain talk and a relentlessly upbeat manner: The man's a model Minnesotan.

"I'm glad to see you're taking this in a positive upbeat manner," Jack said, then stopped again, struck by some sort of incredible idea that caused him to go, "Ah!"

The song appeared somewhat unexpectedly after choral chants of "Ohio", and was sung in a satirically upbeat manner.

For morale purposes, then, certain facts would have to be withheld, and even defeats had to be described in an upbeat manner.

From his comments, it was clear that Selig had decided to treat the development in an upbeat manner.

It was just like Torre to find a way to end the meeting in an upbeat manner, Cone said later.

"Right now, I'm up to two workouts and three hours of training a day," she said in her upbeat manner.

What I liked about Marley," said Mr. Bolcom, "is the way he could deliver the most terrifying words in an outwardly light, upbeat manner.

Seventeen Magazine notes that Dessens "ability to write about serious issues in an upbeat manner allows teen to relate to situations they face".

"Boos don't bother me," Edwards said later in his upbeat manner.