The paragraph should be neither overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic.

But Argentines are not pessimistic about the economy because other Argentines are pessimistic. They are pessimistic because the economy s fundamentals are weak a fundamental difference.

Everyone feels pessimistic.

And yet, while bureaucratization of science has fueled concerns about its attractiveness to talented thinkers, we should not be overly pessimistic. To be sure, many people have lamented the loss of brilliant minds to the financial sector over the past few decades.

Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

She is overly competitive.

That is the most pessimistic number you can have.

Even the most pessimistic impact scenarios of the U.N.

It's too late to be pessimistic really too late.

But we have a very pessimistic approach about the cities.

Several previous speakers have made a pessimistic diagnosis of the situation.

My dreams are self conscious and overly apologetic.

We do not want to be pessimistic we want to be realistic.

Others pointed out that the drafting was overly complicated.

I didn't want them to be overly threatening or scary.

The internal review showed that initial plans were overly optimistic.

In the view of Iraq, the claim unit is overly speculative.

And according to the surveys, we are marked the most pessimistic people in the world.

I should like to say as well that I have heard many very pessimistic remarks.

Some training manuals are overly long for daily use by customs officers.

Despite the apparently pessimistic outlook, however, it was important to remain objective and positive, where possible.

Inadequate enforcement mechanisms and overly ambitious targets are among the reasons for failure.

Other speakers considered the language of draft article 18 to be overly broad.

Secondly, my delegation remains somewhat pessimistic with regard to the two Tribunals accomplishing their tasks by 2010.

That sounded rather pessimistic when speaking of something that everyone had worked hard to make a reality.

The gentleman to my left is the very famous, perhaps overly famous, Frank Gehry.

Likewise, the IMF now predicts that the European economy will be 7.8 smaller in 2015 than it thought just two years ago. Some forecasters are more pessimistic than others (the OBR has a particularly sunny disposition), but no one, it seems, has been pessimistic enough.

The representative also suggested that the World Summit for Sustainable Development had been overly influenced by the private sector.

The United States does not accept the overly simplistic solution of merely increasing assessed contributions to the United Nations.

Indeed, some security attacks are merely exploits of this kind of overly built security, which tends to erode over time.

The developing countries should not be forced to accept obligations which overly restricted their ability to pursue active development policies.

BERLIN I am on a two week European tour at a time that could make one either very pessimistic or constructively optimistic about Europe s prospects.

President Bouteflika (spoke in Arabic) It would not be excessively pessimistic to say that the world in which we live is in a bad state.

Similarly, interested groups seeking to challenge, for example, overly broad or vague definitions need to have legal standing in this regard.

PARIS Are non Europeans much less pessimistic about Europe than Europeans themselves? Could distance be a prerequisite for a more balanced view of the continent s predicament?

Care must be taken to ensure that the preparation of a country's UNDAF did not become overly complex, rigid or time consuming.

The judicial procedure for resolving commercial disputes tends to be overly bureaucratic in a number of developing countries in comparison with industrialized countries.

These include fears of abuse, the fact that Mode 4 is possibly the easiest target , and the risk of creating an overly burdensome mechanism.

As Dr. Stedman mentioned yesterday, during the cold war era, there was a pessimistic prediction that anywhere from between 15 and 50 countries would some day possess nuclear weapons.

Pessimistic Europeans are behind the curve. They are bracing for a 2007 US growth slowdown that already has taken place with little consequence for both the US and European economies.

However, it was noted that the draft principle was crafted in an overly condensed manner and its various elements ought to be separated on second reading.

If the IMF is to provide short term liquidity to members in need, a crucial question that must be resolved is whether such financial assistance should be available only to those with strong macroeconomic fundamentals. Overly strict qualification criteria are likely to deter members that may need this kind of support most from applying for it but overly loose criteria may stigmatize potential users.

There was concern that the policy was overly punitive and failed to emphasize a person's right to live with dignity and to be treated fairly and with compassion.

Relaxation of overly restrictive land development regulations and building codes, particularly in slums and informal settlements, could facilitate investments in housing construction and improvement for low income households.