While they cut estimates, analysts emphasized a positive outlook for BP.

But even as optimism rises, analysts emphasize that the hard times may not be over.

Thus, even when the airline's earnings faltered in 1986 and Delta seemed slow to respond to some of its competitive challenges, most analysts emphasized Delta's promising future.

Pundits and economic analysts, too, have emphasized the importance of the Chinese consumer.

The analysts and shareholders who support a Mitsubishi Tokyo-UFJ merger emphasize the potential for revenue growth rather than cost cutting.

Other analysts emphasized another underlying element, the relatively rich opportunities that the performing arts, and also athletics, offer to needy young people.

The officials and analysts emphasized that they had no proof that the army was involved, but wondered why Pakistani investigators had not questioned any senior army officials.

The analysts emphasized consistency, looking for funds that beat their peers year after year, instead of long-term records.

With the curtailment of the President's formal powers, many analysts have emphasized the President's position as a leader of values.

Many political analysts have emphasized the lesson President Bush learned from his father's re-election defeat: do not ignore the Republican Party's conservative base.