Hartley has every right to be upbeat and optimistic about his life at the present time. |
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The setting is one of abject poverty and misery, yet the upbeat caption tells us that even victims of disaster need a good shoeshine. |
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But the overall verdict, delivered in the first police performance monitors published as part of a drive to tackle weak forces, is upbeat. |
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Padraig was upbeat when questioned about the jinx and said he was aiming to disprove the theory. |
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After all of the weirdness and darkness, het ends on an upbeat note by providing us with a classic romantic comedy. |
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Not only is his music fascinating with its buzz and upbeat hum, sprinkling of Afrofuturism, but his ideas are too. |
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The bank remains reasonably upbeat about the Irish economy, but is taking a selective approach to its lending, here. |
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She shows that the upbeat view doesn't hold up in the face of a careful examination of the numbers. |
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As one would expect from the combination, it's a mostly upbeat effort with light rhythms and airy melodies. |
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I felt angry with them for being so upbeat and pretending that nothing had happened. |
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Played just once after being triggered, each track generally contains an upbeat quality that complements the action well. |
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Not only has she written some of her own material, she has also drawn on upbeat dance genres such as Latin and jazz. |
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For all the upbeat luster of their imagery and rhymes, his poems are often confessions of loneriness and distress. |
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As I read the opening blurb, which is light-hearted and upbeat, my sense of shame subsided and I decided to take the plunge. |
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Instead, he could answer in a funny, light-hearted way, setting an upbeat tone for the evening. |
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From the opening song, with its heavy guitar and upbeat rocky riff, you can see that she loves her fanbase and wants to show it a good time. |
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Natural use of humor permeates the Studio in an upbeat environment, backed up with rock-solid teaching. |
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Sometimes it is just hard to be upbeat and happy when things aren't going your way in life. |
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But even love's lament is upbeat in mariachi, a musical genre bursting with the passion of Mexico. |
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Subsequent bulletins were upbeat but a muscle problem would not dissipate and, a further ten days later, Yeats was scratched from the Derby. |
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The new album has the same tongue-in-cheek humour and upbeat mood as the first album, but seems to lack its clout. |
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Wisely, the group dropped the ballads from their set list and went with a solid 60 minutes of upbeat classics. |
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The upbeat mood swung wildly from the Tories to the Lib Dems as supporters scrutinised the ballot papers for clues. |
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The atmosphere is upbeat, and there's all kinds of nifty geek toys and gadgets to be found down every aisle. |
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I usually listen to some kind of dance music or trance music or something that is upbeat and continuous. |
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It makes me shiver to think that you could put such trite, sad lyrics to such an upbeat rhythm. |
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Despite dramatically changing the way he lives, Chris is a positive and upbeat person. |
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Ella and I danced of course, to both upbeat, lively tunes and slow melodies. |
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This is displayed in their ability to play slow, blissful songs and step back from the full onslaught of their upbeat material. |
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I ought to conclude with something more upbeat, a way of softening the blow, highlighting the nicer side of autumn. |
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The upbeat down-to-earth situation comedy about the trials and traumas of a family living in Walworth, London, is back later this year. |
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Wrapped in slick vocal layering and multi-tracked veneer, the disc is more upbeat than previous records and features an old-country twang. |
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Although there are a few upbeat and boppy tracks, the general mood it generates is a dreamy, laid-back and wonderfully relaxing one. |
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But religion tends to be more private than public with them, and the character of their faith tends to be unrelievedly upbeat. |
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These girls are articulate, upbeat and unsurprised to hear that the boys are trailing. |
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A sombre mood dominates, so much so that it leaks into the two upbeat tracks. |
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Analysts were very upbeat when the merger was announced last year at the height of the internet bubble. |
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London shares ended the week in upbeat mood yesterday, helped by solid gains in oil and banking stocks. |
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Considering a lot of things seem to be bringing me down mentally just lately, I actually feel quite upbeat today. |
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Perhaps that explains why the chancellor still sounds so upbeat these days. |
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It is interesting that it is the big bank economists who remain loyal to more upbeat forecasts. |
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The manager's upbeat mood reflects that of the people in the queue which is slowly snaking its way towards the ticket office. |
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With the crowd on their side they belted out a series of fast, upbeat rock songs. |
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As a whole, the tone is a little more optimistic and upbeat than previous efforts. |
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I'm not totally through the woods yet, but hopefully this more upbeat period will last. |
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It is certainly telling that Wall Street on Friday was continuing to take its cue from more upbeat news. |
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Surprisingly, Foot himself concludes on a much more upbeat note than this depressing tale might suggest. |
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The soundtrack consists of mostly upbeat dance numbers with a few slower selections. |
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Everett had used it a lot when he spoke and it sounded so optimistic and upbeat coming from him. |
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His speeches are upbeat and optimistic because this is the style of Michael Gove, a key Cameron adviser. |
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The programme makers have promised that this new series is going to be more upbeat than the one before. |
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McConnell was in upbeat mood as he arrived for a meeting in Stirling yesterday. |
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He's a positive thinker now, full of can-do, upbeat mottoes and brimming over with assertive high spirits. |
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There is something about this musical distinction that vexes me, but for the sake of the argument I'd say upbeat rock 'n' roll. |
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Observers will be watching for signs of any shift in Mr FitzPatrick's fairly upbeat, if not bullish stance. |
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His upbeat message is that aging does not mean inevitable decline in physical fitness, mental acuity, and sexual vigor. |
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The chancellor's upbeat pre-budget report hammered home the message that the economy will be fit to meet challenges from Asia and China. |
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His bluntness is softened by a naturally upbeat demeanour and a notable lack of self-importance. |
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It was an upbeat country song, and Zack was trying to teach Tanya how to square dance. |
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The cast were great and some of the upbeat numbers and high-energy dance routines were a joy to watch. |
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Despite the loss, coach Terzis remains upbeat and knows he has the players to stay the course. |
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All this is done with a wink and a smile, lots of witty one-liners and a backdrop of upbeat music. |
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Headwear suppliers are upbeat about not only their new offerings for 2004, but about the business climate in general for promotional headwear. |
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Moving from darkness to light, Gray sings of loss and love, performing equally well with upbeat optimism as he does with sombre heartbreakers. |
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Candide, Voltaire's critique of optimism, is itself an ineliminably upbeat book. |
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Where the most heroic character in the piece also happens to enjoy sadistic torture it's never going to be cheery and relentlessly upbeat, is it? |
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Damon's dark outline is by a large stereo, which he promptly flips on to an upbeat cha-cha tune and turns. |
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The youth team captain remains hugely upbeat about his sides' chances in the upcoming tournament. |
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Although upbeat about the response, Ms. Sujatha looked chary of the financial soundness of the association. |
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He's sunny, upbeat, and cheerfully polite, and always aware of what you're doing, how well you're managing. |
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Two years on, with the chill-out scene in full swing, Alpinestars return with a much more upfront and upbeat record. |
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Political honchos expect an upbeat and optimistic speech from President Thabo Mbeki at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town this morning. |
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It is an honest-to-God piece of calypso music, the tempo resolutely upbeat and the mood positively festive after the first couple of tracks. |
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She was peppy, bouncy, upbeat, and made up in energy and attack what she lacked in finesse. |
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Nevertheless, the crowd didn't seem to mind these trifles too much as they danced and sang in tune to the band's peppy, upbeat funk-rock. |
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The whole game is punctuated by some upbeat music that seemed to find its origins from the coin-op arcades. |
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Yet the prevalent mood at the end is not pessimistic or despairing but upbeat, in spite of the devastation. |
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These inclusions provide important counterweights to this edition's more upbeat contributions. |
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But the congenitally upbeat North Carolina senator showed his moxie when he answered the question with an attack on the rival ticket. |
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It's got some low keyboard gut rumbling, and the upbeat but somehow down tunes will leave you copacetic. |
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At such times, electronic music presents a singularly cold shoulder, disco is too upbeat, jazz too knotty, new wave too garrulous. |
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MacDonald played and sang any requests that the patrons dolled out, provided they were in line with his theme of upbeat folkish music. |
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There have been worse films this year, but none has been marketed as this fun-loving and upbeat. |
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Composed, but upbeat and twinkly, Fran says the experience has given her a balanced perspective on life. |
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This style utilizes a glide step, and, rather than a perpetually upbeat approach, uses motions that ebb and flow with the mood of the music. |
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These toys get an educational message across without the annoying upbeat veneer most kids have come to expect from edutainment toys. |
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Of course, anything other than a funeral dirge might be a little too upbeat for the game. |
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Nevertheless they gave a good account of themselves for 40 minutes and disconcerted the visitors by their upbeat attitude. |
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Wait until your pet is doctored and feeling more like their cheery, upbeat self. |
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The minstrels, bedecked in red doublets and white hose, played upbeat tunes to which gardens of brightly clad nobles danced merrily. |
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The critics have relished their role as doubting Thomases in the face of this upbeat onslaught. |
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Too many cartoon characters have become cynical and downbeat and it's just refreshing to see something upbeat and good hearted. |
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This time out, however, the beats are more upbeat and inviting compared to the downtempo and contemplative beats of Folk Songs. |
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The supporting roles are no cardboard cut-outs either with a memorable gaggle of characters like the war veteran arcade owner and Taeko's upbeat girlfriends. |
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Her engaging survey and his fittingly opulent volume, an upbeat gambol through Bollywood's history, are both the work of knowledgeable enthusiasts. |
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Copenhagen is indeed wonderful, for it is easygoing, upbeat, and walkable. |
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By the time the song proper kicks back in towards the end, everyone has melted so thoroughly that those upbeat horns and charging drums are actually a shock. |
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This, plus an ending so brainlessly upbeat it looks as if it was borrowed from a different movie, makes The Bone Collector the least impressive release of the week. |
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While I enjoyed Breach, I found the melancholy style of the Wallflowers to be a bit of a downer and even the occasional upbeat rhythm isn't enough to make it any less gloomy. |
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The album balances upbeat and catchy melodies with dismally tinged lyrics. |
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What they do excel at, however, is what is on display with this album, namely upbeat stompy numbers about blue-collar kids' ordinary lives, loves and dreams. |
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Vanessa deftly guided the performance of her music from behind a piano, demonstrating some superb musical director headbanging during upbeat moments. |
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To prove his point, the editor, a young, feckless fellow, asked me to write an upbeat, optimistic birthday column, saying how things had improved in the dale this past decade. |
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Patients described as upbeat and sociable or strong and courageous were more likely to be admitted than patients described as sad and withdrawn or anxious and discouraged. |
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Activities involving clapping, playing a woodblock, or tossing a beanbag work well with more upbeat tempi since the muscle movement takes a shorter time to complete. |
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Never mind contemporary country music, with its upbeat insipidity, which is to the genre at its best as a giant shopping complex is to the wild terrain eradicated to build it. |
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Next on stage was the infectious sound of Louisiana's Buckwheat Zydeco, whose upbeat, foot-tapping music was the perfect remedy for the chilly night. |
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He is even-tempered, generally upbeat, if prone to silence, and highly self-confident. |
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It sounds like odd moments of Berlioz, Tchaikovsky or Ravel, but only in respect of isolated chords here and there, a harp glissando upbeat, a stretto passage for the violins. |
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Whether it's in the form of romantic melody, upbeat Swing Jazz or exotic world rhythms, the live musical experience adds a unique presence and excitement to any event. |
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The music is cool, full and rich, upbeat pop with nice vocal harmonies. |
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Originally draped in thick layers of glitches, radio interference and distorted noises, the title track eventually emerges as the most upbeat moment on here. |
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The consummate skill of his intricate guitar-playing remains a defining feature, flitting between upbeat to downright poignant with supreme invincibility. |
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The quartet showed greater musical range than their predecessors, with songs ranging from barbiturate-induced hallucinations to upbeat, jazzy grooves. |
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Forman is an upbeat, Brooklyn-based mom who used to write social-justice stories for Seventeen. |
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My daughter-in-law told me he called one day and he sounded very upbeat. |
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Walking around Freetown as he speaks to me on the phone, the typically upbeat Pratt sounds frustrated. |
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Combining authentic retro tunes of the 60's with the new upbeat grooves of the 80's, the soundtrack moves along at a cracking pace through the decades. |
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The composer's upbeat arrangements, jazzy and virtuoso, added a convincing tango beat to some of the Yiddish songs not originally conceived as such. |
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She shifts effortlessly from folk and blues to upbeat tangos and haunting instrumentals, all interspersed with humorous tales of her life on the road. |
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Such malapropos wise cracks are driven home with a relentlessly upbeat soundtrack which serenades scenes of human tragedy with bouncy, Disneyesque melodies. |
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The slightly upbeat, boyish, scarecrow image also appeals, effortlessly like the sort of icon from yesteryear so beloved by today's rock musicians. |
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But it will not conclude with the predictable, upbeat Hollywood ending. |
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Otherwise, the outlook was impressively positive and upbeat. |
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I wish I had a more concrete, definite, positive, upbeat answer to give. |
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The report stated that while last year was a difficult year, most companies managed to grow their businesses and were quite upbeat about the future. |
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If the mood was upbeat it was merely a reflection of the play on the day. |
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The documentary was surprisingly upbeat for subject matters that included his chronic gambling and alcoholism, as well as a dalliance with suicide. |
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The music is upbeat and low-key throughout, synthesized electric piano with the drum beat moving us along. |
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There was no running water and no electricity available to sustain this tiny enclave of fisherman and migrant workers, yet the mood during my visit was upbeat. |
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He was more upbeat, feeling the donnybrook had cleared the air. |
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But as he reflected on his world title tussle the York ace remained upbeat about his silver-medal winning display, which bettered his bronze achievement of two years earlier. |
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I'm used to comfortable shoes and have gravitated toward jungle mocs, kind of an up to date, upbeat take on the loafers I wore throughout high school and college. |
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The sad tale of a madman's decent to the depths of despair hardly provided the most upbeat ending to the festival but created a stir in the audience. |
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It is packed with people who enjoy the fuzzy guitar tone interlaced with an upbeat rhythm section and often fronted by a spacey vocal presentation. |
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He is likely to be more upbeat, less highbrow, but nonetheless less tub-thumping than most home affairs spokesmen when he speaks to delegates at 3pm today. |
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Without wishing to torment a good man having a bad week, Gold's reaction to a patchily upbeat survey had the numbed quality of a man reading someone else's script. |
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The New York Times also quoted Diana Buttu, an Arab-Israeli lawyer who said she was perplexed that Kerry sounded so upbeat. |
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Dawn is upbeat yet unspecific, avoiding the potential irony Churchill warned of when an overconfidently named mission goes poorly. |
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When it came to pop music in 1964, there was plenty to listen to that was upbeat and fun in addition to The Beatles. |
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Even the films a little off the mainstream hype-track have an upbeat bravura, or unexpected hero-on-a-journey. |
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It follows that the music is a hybrid of rock, disco, acid, house techno and downtempo, but always with an upbeat and driving energy that keeps the crowd moving. |
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The bar and grill may be deep in the basement, but the friendly waiting staff and chilled music maintain an upbeat mood and create a warm atmosphere. |
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Despite the withdrawals and 1,500 job losses, the talk in the bars and offices of the north-east is upbeat as the North Sea beckons this new wave of explorers. |
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Given such gloomy prognoses, it's surprising how defiant and upbeat the small army of programmers working to bring alternative fare to their audiences seem to be. |
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This December, by contrast, the data flow for the final weeks of the year has been relentlessly upbeat. |
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And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics. |
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Garry is upbeat about the club's chances of staying in business. |
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It sounds like an untenable situation, but he remains upbeat. |
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Measurable, results-driven and unwaveringly upbeat, Life Lists allow us to focus on our innermost goals. |
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Music by Dvorak in Slavonic Dance No 8 led us to an upbeat version of the Russian National Anthem entitled Glasnost by Dizzy Stratford. |
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Her songs such as Desi Girl, Sheila Ki Jawaani and Beedi Jalayele are designed for dancing, with upbeat tempos and an innate sexiness. |
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A gloriously upbeat track that mixes Phil Spector 60s pop with glockenspiels and chanting vocal harmonies. |
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Some work, such as the upbeat Chew Fu mix of Love Game, which has Marilyn Manson adding supporting growls. |
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Airbus is more upbeat than Boeing about the prospects for jumbo jets but both now agree it has become a niche category. |
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In the northern district of Kabala, the only part of Sierra Leone not to be touched by the epidemic, residents were upbeat about the campaign. |
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Kermit is no longer the upbeat frog we once loved but has morphed into a more cynical, embittered version of himself. |
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An upbeat, fast-paced, and fun workout, benefitting highly from its exuberant host. |
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Even anecdotes that are supposed to be upbeat turn out to be barbed. |
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The mood was light and upbeat, hems were low, and fit was loose. |
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After their 2011 petition was politely declined, Bassett was upbeat. |
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The upbeat soul of Together saw his band lock into their groove, all twanging slap bass and clipped guitar lines. |
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The March was a mass protest, but it had a hopeful, upbeat spirit. |
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But despite enduring a rather unharmonious break-up she is upbeat and has a renewed confidence. |
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Insects come out to several different tunes, ranging from upbeat easy-listening to moodier minor-key instrumentals. |
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Much of the set was slow and laid-back, though with occasional upbeat rockier songs. |
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Six years after the Weyerhaeuser closure, Page said the townfolk are upbeat. |
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Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis. |
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Sure, there are a few beaming boozeheads and upbeat probation violators who spoil the mood by, well, mugging for the cameras. |
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Although there are some upbeat songs, most of them are nostalgic and melancholic. |
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Turner, and others wrote modern day parodies that were much more upbeat and consisted of boys stuffing their faces with peanuts and bread. |
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He was really beautiful, like a dark-haired cherub. And he always seemed upbeat and happy, in a trancey world of his own. |
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The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly. |
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He likes dark, emotionally angry music. I like pop, upbeat, happy songs. That's why God invented 12 different pre-set stations. |
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Every party needs a pooper, even the overwhelmingly robust and upbeat shindig that is end-of-millennium America. |
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Although it is extremely hard work, for the first time in over 10 years most landlords and landladies have been more upbeat. |
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For all its upbeat exuberance and whacked-out visual pyrotechnics, Kertess' Biennial can easily he characterized as banal. |
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Despite the upbeat data, most analysts also insisted it was too early to call a recovery. |
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To my amazement, she gave me a hug and she was very upbeat and talkative. |
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The game mercilessly skewers all of its targets yet somehow remains zanily upbeat. |
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The band moves from wistful to upbeat and jangly in a heartbeat, creating a deep, textured sound that's, frankly, a lot of fun to listen to. |
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If you're after something a bit more upbeat and in an electrofunk-type vein, then Iglu and Hartly can be found at Cardiff Barfly. |
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There was the inevitable doom and gloom from some, while others were more upbeat. |
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Billed as the last of a trilogyby frontman frontman Koenig, who also described the album as darker and more organic, Modern Vampires Of The City remains upbeat in places. |
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He is upbeat about Bollywood coming up with lots of offbeat films lately. |
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Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future. |
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Incorporating upbeat guitar riffs, boy-band harmonies and honky-tonk piano, I reckon they're going to be massive so get in early and impress your mates. |
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I have been very fortunate to have been very upbeat and cheerful most of my life, until I reached the age of 74 and had surgery to repair a rectocele. |
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New York stocks moved little on the final trading day of February on Friday as investors weighed upbeat growth data against a bleak housing report. |
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The show had a lot of pizzazz, with glittering costumes and upbeat music. |
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The historic area has a charming feel and upbeat atmosphere. |
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Songs such as Wassup and Purple Swag were slow and sedated, full of disorienting narcotic rushes, while more upbeat Wild For The Night and Jodye were massive. |
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Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening. |
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But with his signature positive attitude, the PM sounded upbeat and spoke about the Jan Dhan Scheme, giving his government the credit for thinking about marginalised people. |
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The chorus and outro really take the winner with an upbeat catchy piano hook, straight bass drum beat and ukulele led again by strong vocals that just makes you feel good. |
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