mood of optimism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmoodandoptimism
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mood
noun[C]
uk/muːd/us/muːd/
the way you feel at a ...
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optimism
noun[U]
uk/ˈɒp.tɪ.mɪ.zəm/us/ˈɑːp.tə.mɪ.zəm/
the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good ...
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(Definition ofmoodandoptimismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But thismoodofoptimismsoon changed once the membership of the committee was announced.
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There was amoodofoptimismamongst reformers.
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Themoodofoptimismin the manufacturing sector is now greater than it has been for some time.
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Thatmoodofoptimismand hope has been reflected subsequently in further talks.
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Amoodofoptimismprevailed at that time, just 18 months ago.
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That necessity is in conflict with the generalmoodofoptimismprevalent today.
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That type of mentality must not start, in thismoodofoptimism, to weave a scourge of destruction through the countryside.
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Nevertheless, in amoodofoptimism, they pushed forward and issued fresh targets, and kept on the controls.
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In the next year or two, with lower interest rates and amoodofoptimism, the applications may increase considerably, and thus bring in the £38 million.
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I do not think it is any exaggeration to say that there is a great mood of renewal and a greatmoodofoptimismthroughout the land.
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They are at the moment in amoodofoptimism, and it is up to us in the outside community to do our best to sustain that.
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We at this moment are going through one of those periodic moods of optimism.
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His varied color palettes, some with bright colors and others sober, perhaps reflected his alternating moods of optimism and pessimism.
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