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We have to be upbeat and intense. We have to defend very well in the half-court, keep up the ball pressure, and make sure we help each other out on defense.

This is as upbeat a testimony as could reasonably have been hoped for.

I last spoke to him about a week ago and he seemed pretty upbeat at the time. But it seems like it is two steps forwards and then one step back from what I hear. It is a very difficult decision to make and only Michael can make that.

I'm sure she'll be upbeat and I'll make every effort to make sure she is enjoying herself.

I'm a fairly upbeat and happy guy, you know? I don't like people that feel sorry for themselves, and I traditionally stay away from people like that.

I'm just trying to keep the guys as upbeat as possible. It's a challenge. This is unprecedented, and maybe that will give us the focus we need. ? At some point, especially when you're losing, that traveling will come into play. There's just so many Marriotts you can check into.

Improved macroeconomic conditions, particularly on the fiscal front, as well as upbeat expectations for 2006 heightened investor confidence.

That has helped the techs today (Wednesday), ... They have a reasonably upbeat forecast.

That has helped the techs today (Wednesday). They have a reasonably upbeat forecast.

The board members are likely to take an upbeat view on the economy when the interim review of their October semi-annual outlook report is released later today.

an upbeat tempo. They keep coming and coming and coming. You'd better be ready to play in a hurry. We're going to have to make defensive calls twice as fast as we've made 'em. We're going to have to get in and out of the huddle twice as fast. They create a lot of problems.

Once last week's (loss) happened there was just a sick feeling in our stomachs. Tuesday was such an upbeat practice because we didn't want to feel like that again. We just want to run the table.

I want to play an upbeat style with skill and energy. I think hockey needs to be fun for the players. You want to create an environment that allows that to happen.

I want to do films that my kids and other kids can enjoy that are upbeat and action packed - films that you can share with your family.

It's got people jittery that the Fed may drop the phrase this time, ... We don't think they'll mess with it because it would upset the market too much, but they could well get more upbeat on the labor market.

The Fed did not change its upbeat view of the U.S. economy. The dollar-bullish trend will continue.

It's very surprising. He was a locker-room favorite here. He was always upbeat and had an awesome sense of humor. Everybody liked him. Plus, he was an awesome player; he made things happen on the field.

It's different times now, but they were upbeat and they positioned themselves very well for when CBA was signed. We knew they would be active. We expected them to do big things, and they expressed that to us. That was a big reason we signed here.

It will be interesting to see how upbeat the Fed will be on growth prospects and how U.S. asset markets will react. Pre-Fed trading means we are likely to see tight ranges today.

I just love him. He's such a positive, upbeat person, and his work reflects that.

Investors were disappointed by the fact that Toyota's upbeat earnings failed to turn market sentiment bullish today.

I really think when Cristina became our libero it turned our season around. She's the fired-up, upbeat personality when we need it out there. She's scrappy and quick. She kept a lot of plays going.

He's staying. If he was leaving, he would have been gone by now. But he's with us at every workout and he's upbeat and excited. D.J.'s coming back, and I think we're going to have a good team.

Hope is wrestling fear in the market right now, ... If Greenspan's upbeat comments...cut the odds of another rate cut next week, his optimism probably had a greater effect on investors than a quarter-point cut would have had anyway.

Hope is wrestling fear in the market right now. If Greenspan's upbeat comments...cut the odds of another rate cut next week, his optimism probably had a greater effect on investors than a quarter-point cut would have had anyway.

I don't know if there was any central theme or message. I didn't pay much attention to things like we were going to lose the class and all these things. I went into a home upbeat and positive and knew what I had to sell. I know we're going in the right direction.

Gary Joe is a young and energetic coach, a very good X and O man. He's an upbeat person and his personality should make him a very strong recruiter for our program. He's excited about coming back to Baylor and will relate well to our players.

It was her upbeat nature. She smiled all the time, laughed all the time, a very peaceful nature.

It was just a few words of encouragement. Obviously, with a player as important as him, and as well liked and respected in this room as him, just to know that he's feeling a little bit more upbeat gives a lift to the team. It was just nice that his spirits were a little higher than they were yesterday.

Sony's results led the market today. The surprisingly upbeat numbers gave the market its strong upward impetus, raising hopes for better-than-expected results from other companies.

The budget undertone will be positive ... and there will be an upbeat message to aim for 10 percent growth in three years.

The bottom line is that France seems to have run through a metamorphosis from a euro-zone driver to a growth laggard. Those who revised up their euro zone GDP growth outlook for this year on the back of strong German survey data might now be forced to take the much less upbeat French growth picture also into account.

The Clippers are ranked number one in Canada. And I think we could have very easily won that game. The boys were upbeat and positive and they picked up some valuable experience that will serve them well later.

The crowds have been great for us. They give us a boost, and we appreciate that. We have to stay positive and upbeat and finish this out strong. We need a good game tonight and a good game Thursday.

The girls were upbeat afterward, looking forward to playing Page again and just try to keep momentum going as we head into the state tournament.

The Chicago numbers got things going this morning, and the money just poured in from the sidelines. The mood is upbeat and people are buying on the dips. It's really been an encouraging day.

The improvement in the present situation Index, especially in the jobs component, suggests that consumers believe a slow but sure labor market turnaround is underway. The rise in expectations is a signal that consumers will end this year much more upbeat than when the year began.

The guys need myself and Rowan upbeat ... because we're still very much a part of it, we're just not out there physically,

The kids are excited about it. For awhile it was, 'Who is it going to be? Who is it going to be?' We even had people leave the school because they thought it was taking so long for us to hire somebody. Now they know Coach Stevens; he's there. He has had one meeting and it was very crowded, very exciting. There were a lot of kids who were very interested in it. The kids are upbeat right now.

The combination of a decline in oil prices, however slight, and some fairly upbeat comments (by Fed officials), may have led Fed watchers to conclude the Fed may raise interest rates at its meeting in May, and then stop.

You come back from the (All-Star) break, and everybody is upbeat and ready to go. To start with a loss wasn't something we planned on doing.

You could tell I'm upbeat and I've got reason to be,

These fleet additions will help to provide steady revenue, strong cash flows and profitability for the next several years in this area of our business. Overall, the momentum we experienced during 2005 is being carried forward in 2006 into all of our North American businesses. Demand drivers are positive, order levels remain strong and we are excited about the opportunities presented by this upbeat market environment.

These guys come up to the line of scrimmage and they're gone. They do a great job. It's an offense that is a rhythm offense, it's an upbeat offense, and we've got to find a way to disrupt it or else we could be in for a long day.

My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.

It still came as a big shock when finally diagnosed. He's feeling great and upbeat about the procedure and his long-term prognosis.

It's almost certain that the Fed will be more upbeat about the economy.

There's a new attitude up here. We see that there is a clear and precise direction that the administration wants to go. Things are upbeat and that feeling is contagious. Just like in the past when the negative behavior was here, that was contagious. We don't have to live up to the negative perceptions that were here before.

Everyone is upbeat - the players are focused and it's just a case of letting them loose.

Everyone is pretty upbeat about it, actually, ... The last thing we wanted to happen was to overstay our welcome and tarnish the experience and prestige of the show.

They have a right to be disappointed in me and the way we've played, but I'm betting that our fans when we line up against the Jets are going to be rocking and rolling. We better give them something to be upbeat about. If we can deliver, I think we'll be off and running.

We missed so many easy baskets around the rim at first. We did a much better job in the second half of getting the ball inside and rebounding. As a coaching staff, we have to keep our guys upbeat and not let them get frustrated.

We think it's likely that the stock will see a short-term rally on relief that the outlook has not deteriorated further, but the absence of bad news does not constitute an argument in support of the stock...we struggle to understand the upbeat consensus outlook for the fourth quarter.

It's about how dancing has evolved and changed. It's an upbeat show and something you don't normally see.

It's a celebratory show, so we picked upbeat music that's bombastic enough to keep people entertained outside for half an hour.

It will be another difficult league game for us. It will be a real important game for us. They play as hard as anybody. They try to play an upbeat game. They want to get the ball moving up and down the court. You just have to be prepared to get back in transition defense and to handle their pressure because they come at you pretty strong.

This Vipers team is going places. We've got a lot of new players coming in and the aim is to get out of Midlands Four next season. I'm very upbeat about the future.

We tried to keep them upbeat and told them to go out just do the best they could do. But you could tell it left a somber feeling with them.

It's generally an upbeat album. Sonically, it's uptempo and danceable. I like that people consider us positive, but I want people to realize that we're delving into sometimes painful, sometimes darker issues, but that we find a way to find a solution to it.

It's been a tough couple of days, but they showed up today and were upbeat and feeling good and that rubs off on all of us. We talked about that last night, we've got to relax. We're a very talented group, that's not in question, and we all want to work hard, that's not in question. It's just letting it go, just trusting it.

There is sufficient upbeat news on the economy to convince the FOMC to tighten. If the economy warrants a rate hike, the Fed would be doing a great service by delivering.

There's a kind of happy giddiness going on, ... There's a lot of action, and there's a very upbeat feel going on.

There's a lot of optimism about the earnings due in the next few weeks, and right now that's concentrated in technology, with people feeling upbeat about tech earnings and spending, which is why you've been seeing the Nasdaq perform a little better than the others this last week.

They haven't done anything wrong yet in practice. They love it here. They think this is the greatest place in the world, and they should. In addition, this is probably the most energetic and upbeat group of kids that we've had here in a long, long time. Individually and collectively, they have fun and have outgoing personalities. They are just a joy to be around and I think they are going to contribute because they are that good.

They're absolutely welcome to be in the parade; we just wanted to keep it upbeat and friendly for the kids.

If he was having an intimate relationship with her at the end of April, beginning of May, he of all people would know her state of mind. We know that she was upbeat from telephone messages she left and we would like the congressman to tell us not just when and where he met with her, but what they talked about and what was her mood.

Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet.

The kids were upbeat yesterday in practice and they continued to get after it. I was proud of their effort all the way across the board.

The latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey was reasonably upbeat and suggests that the weakness of industry seen towards the end of last year may not continue into 2006.

The market is expecting a fairly upbeat assessment by Greenspan. This is one reason why the euro is not trading significantly higher against the dollar but is in a range.

The market is filled with good leads today, including the stronger dollar and upbeat corporate earnings results, following a positive surprise last week in Sony's report.

Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.

For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is untenable. If you're a thinking person, your upbeat sometimes, said sometimes.

I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music.

Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists, and the rest of the altruistic scum of the earth. Why do these people want to feel good? They want to feel good in order to convince themselves that they are good.