What they don't want is the negativism of the past.

There should be less negativism about our role in Europe.

The negativism that we have become used to will continue in the short term.

"Now, the politics of negativism and fear only go so far."

If there is negativism, it will come in the area of interpretation.

"The time for negativism and doubt is behind us," he said.

"There is a negativism here in everything the Republicans do," he said.

I don't believe anyone said it was a Championship course, so why all the negativism?

But such negativism has done nothing to discourage the trend.

The Kerry people have spread the word that negativism is out.

"That could be telling us the current negativism is short lived," he said.

"How are you going to feel if all your negativism contributes to her defeat?"

The political season may be a time for negativism.

"He didn't seem to have any negativism out there," the manager said.

Yet the record, as published in your paper and elsewhere, does not support such negativism.

"Another thing - people are being turned off politics by all this negativism.

You look for it, but I haven't seen anything along the lines of negativism."

Given all the opportunities for negativism, most of the discussions were positive.

Yes - but right on target against "the politics of negativism and fear."

Still, there is something to be said for negativism.

To view the world she remembered through a lens of total negativism.

"Negativism is always attached to everything we do in the Bronx," he said.

"All we have been exposed to is television, and I am disgusted by the negativism."

"Maybe it is the negativism that has infected our adversaries."

The mental attitude known as 'negativism' is a good start."