How To Use Pollyannaish In A Sentence
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As you can see from my summation, this is an optimistic work, but thanks to focused direction by Bridget Ryan and a measured, intelligent, and believable script, this production manages to be upbeat without being Pollyannaish or maudlin.
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I am not pollyannaish about what government DOES do.
Friedman's Law, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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In my usual burst of optimism, and at the risk of being termed pollyannaish (optimistic), I will bet against the nay-sayers, says From getting a birth certificate to opening a business venture, India's record in clearing red tape continues to be poor, hurting the country's progress.
Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'
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It may seem Pollyannaish to find anything positive about the current political landscape, but this could be seen as a moment of opportunity for progressives.
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The Charter thus also punctures the pollyannaish vision of the restored Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang government of President Ma Ying-jeou that rapid integration through "deregulation" with the PRC economy and slavish appeasement with the CCP regime will lead to "peace and prosperity" for Taiwan.
Taiwan News on Charter 08 in China
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Call me pollyannaish, but perhaps one day we'll have no need for guys like Davis.
The Attack Ads John McCain Never Ran - Swampland - TIME.com
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Added to the mix is American advertiser and graphic designer Harvey Ball, who claims to have designed a smiley logo before Loufrani and set up the slightly pollyannaish World Smile Foundation to "improve this world, one smile at a time" before his death in 2001.
Archive 2006-05-01
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Does this mean that active learning is, as Mattson characterizes it, an idealistic sham perpetuated by Pollyannaish administrators and workshop facilitators?
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If you don't think that the Democrats are going to spend the next two years blaming the GOP for everything that is wrong, was wrong, could be wrong and will be wrong, with all due respect, that's pollyannaish at best and rationalization at worst.
"Beyond dirty campaigning... to something truly dishonorable."
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‘I'm not being Pollyannaish here; the race will be a close one,’ read one, ‘but… this drama has a ways to go before it fully unfolds.’
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I find the rhetoric about "career change" to be a bit pollyannaish.
Credentialism Trap?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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Environmental groups like the Center for Native Ecosystems, by contrast, have already criticized the USFWS's population estimate as Pollyannaish.
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Far from wanting to create a pollyannaish culture of "Can't we all just get along?" it's my hope that we can thoughtfully engage in building a greater understanding of this broad community called, "Christian.
Bruce Reyes-Chow: You Might Be A Christian If...
