It would be a scrap but Burden was increasingly confident.

Economic competition comes from nations increasingly confident in their abilities and strengths.

"All parties are increasingly confident that both full funding and substantial reforms will be part of the final agreement."

His remarks reflected an increasingly confident view of Russia's status that is widely held here.

He had become increasingly confident that his plan could work.

Analysts said consumers were taking advantage of lower interest rates and growing increasingly confident about the economy.

Perhaps most important, fund managers are increasingly confident that China is serious about improving its financial system.

And the third is an increasingly confident musician, moving beyond her description of herself as a folk singer.

But Administration officials and lawmakers favoring the pact say they are increasingly confident of victory.

Most experts are increasingly confident that Europe is not likely to see catastrophic failures.