Still, he offered the works in reverse order to end the evening on a more upbeat note.
And the upbeat note of the ending is based on evidence a little too slender to support it.
The story ends on an upbeat note as the former enemies make peace.
The minister, who had red hair and fire in his eye, started on an upbeat note.
But, I still would like us to go into the playoffs on an upbeat note.
On a less upbeat note, the productivity of workers continued to grow, but more slowly.
But the mayor sounded an upbeat note yesterday about the city's future.
The long week after the 31-17 loss to the Eagles ended on an upbeat note.
These are serious subjects, but if you want to leave on an upbeat note, you can.
And Bergen knew he had an upbeat note on which to end the exchange.