The data heartened investors, who appeared to agree with the more optimistic interpretations of today's figures and bid up bond prices.

However, I judged it necessary to give Mycroft the facts, putting as optimistic an interpretation on them as possible.

However, the work has inspired optimistic interpretations.

Mr. Reuter offers a less optimistic interpretation of the same events.

This is an overly optimistic interpretation.

That was the optimistic interpretation.

The Bush administration gave the July job numbers an optimistic interpretation.

But the improvement in economic performance of the national economy was so meager that many analysts rejected the Government's optimistic interpretation.

"Even at the best, most optimistic interpretation, it's far from a done deal and the county still has to come up with the money a year from now."

An optimistic interpretation would suggest that Europe is now in a strong position to exploit and build on the concessions already secured from China by Washington.