But, over the last year, the spirit of optimism that energized these developments has, sadly, gone missing.

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The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD

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Optimism has given way to doubt.

The optimism is premature.

But this optimism is misplaced.

The response from the communities is encouraging.

Here again, Iraq s immediate past history allows one to be optimistic. The Iraqi Governing Council was not dominated by any single member, and Iraq s subsequent governments have also operated collegially.

But such optimism may not be warranted.

For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self control.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

Fortunately, there is an alternative.

Unfortunately, there is no reason to be optimistic.

Piketty sees that as grounds to be a little optimistic.

There have also been other signs generating optimism this year.

Yet, fortunately, there is no need for resignation.

They all seemed full of optimism about their political and economic future.

The dominant note was one of complacency or even optimism.

But there is reason to be hopeful.

Fortunately, this is not the case.

Second, the troika based its programs on overly optimistic assumptions.

The internal review showed that initial plans were overly optimistic.

There is room for optimism, but much hard work lies ahead.

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There are many reasons why such optimism is not unreasonable.

But it is not simply Arafat s passing that provides cause for optimism.

Unfortunately, this view is both too sanguine and naïve.

There is little reason for optimism.

American optimism became as much a curse as a blessing.

You could see a cautious optimism in everyone's eyes.

Behind the destruction, I found a soul of places.

Taro, go and brush your teeth.

Sami was the life of the party.

So much for the spirit of 1968.

First, they were competitive.

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For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, Abba ! Father!