sense of optimism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandoptimism
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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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 ofsenseandoptimismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is little of the older liberals' reformism orsenseofoptimismin the representative regime.
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There is no greatersenseofoptimismamong university teachers or among university technicians and library staff and those who offer similar services.
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There was a generalsenseofoptimismabout the place.
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It is important that the country should have asenseofoptimismabout these developments.
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The tenor of his speech left us without anysenseofoptimismabout rail transport, but he also left his charisma on the train.
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That would be a falsesenseofoptimism.
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He talked about a "newsenseofoptimism"and claimed that we face the"best economic circumstances" for a generation.
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I am not going to lose mysenseofoptimism.
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There is asenseofoptimism, but the economic situation is dire.
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They must generate asenseofoptimismthat, in the end, the process will lead to a permanent settlement.
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There is an awareness of the challenge and there is beginning to be asenseofoptimism.
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I have visited other prisons and left with a greatersenseofoptimism.
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Asenseofoptimismcan be felt in a large part of the city.
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There is a different atmosphere in many of the schools that were beleaguered before 1997 and a newsenseofoptimism.
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Without asenseofoptimismabout the new technology, there is no hope for us.
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There is a renewedsenseofoptimismin our ports.
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Thatsenseofoptimismfor steel communities is also represented by the community leadership provided by the steel unions in highlighting the importance of skills enhancement and lifelong learning.
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There is asenseofoptimismabroad.
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There are major improvements in infrastructure, and around the country there is a newsenseofoptimismand self-confidence that those areas can and will tackle their problems.
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Unlike the mood at the time of the mutual balanced force reductions there is asenseofoptimism, purpose and a determination not to get bogged down.
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