Example sentences of "the hope that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that time the Hon. Gentleman expressed the hope that between then and Report his Hon. Friend the Minister would look into the matter , talk to his right Hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State and decide that it was more logical to have one body looking after all transport issues in Scotland . |
| 2 | In a time of severe agricultural depression , for example , the landlord might do better to allow his tenant farmers to go into arrears rather than exercise his legal rights , in the hope that over time things would balance out . |
| 3 | This produces pages of transcription which are carefully scanned in the hope that for one brief second some minor indiscretion may have taken place . |
| 4 | I 'm going to introduce this abbreviated momentictiture here in the hope that during the course of the lecture I 'll be able to add comments about which of these factors lead to which of these results . |
| 5 | Pressure groups that have narrowly lost points or who feel strongly opposed may brief members in the hope that with extra publicity and a show of support from friendly MPs , the government may relent during the passage of the bill . |
| 6 | From what we now know about the nature of meaning , a hybrid or modular account seems inescapable : there remains the hope that with two components , a semantics and a pragmatics working in tandem , each can be built on relatively homogeneous and systematic lines . |
| 7 | Many mujaheddin leaders were reported to be abroad and it was thought that Mujjaddedi , leader of the smallest mujaheddin group as well as of an influential Sufi brotherhood , was trying to delay stepping down in the hope that on their return they would support his continuation in office . |
| 8 | The hope that at least the disappearance of the Party might be one thing to emerge from a lost war was said in one report to be more widespread in rural areas than appeared to be so on the surface . |
| 9 | C.N.L. 's altogether less satisfactory course would be to plead a defence of justification as best they can in the hope that at some later date the documents may be obtained in response to a subpoena duces tecum issued to the P.C.A. itself . |
| 10 | In the absence of Ken Davies ( who had succeeded John Darbyshire as Managing Director in 1985 , and is now living in England ) he expressed the hope that at some future date we might have the opportunity of planting a third tree ! |
| 11 | The authors hold out the hope that at a future date , when the processes involved are better understood , the damage done to the ozone layer may be reversed . |
| 12 | Finally he took a whole lot of bottles out in the hope that in the ensuing muddle they would all finally be fitted in . |
| 13 | The Church has no alternative but to condemn him , excommunicate and reject him , as Pope Leo put it , ‘ having regard to the safety of his soul ’ , the pope expressing the hope that in return Coenwulf would be more generous to the Church of St Peter than Offa had been . |
| 14 | It was one of the worst years ever for the construction industry and many a card this Christmas carried a message that 1992 was a good year to see the back of and the hope that in 1993 things may start to look brighter . |
| 15 | Firstly through exhibitions and our support for exhibitions organised by other organizations , and also by taking crafts into schools so that we are , if you like , exposing the younger generation to the best in the craft world , in the hope that in the future they will be the buyers of good craft work . |
| 16 | He had then put the bottle of whisky out on the table , in the hope that after a couple of shots , Pat Milligan 's rage would abate , and they could talk instead about the Red Sox 's chances in next week 's match against the New York Giants . |
| 17 | It would provide the people of Scotland with at least the hope that after privatisation they will have decent bus services . |
| 18 | It seeks only to open up the lines of enquiry sketched out here ; and it does so in the hope that by bringing them into the debate , it may contribute towards a fuller and more objective assessment of Mary 's reign — and Mary 's misfortunes . |
| 19 | With fitzAlan , de Villiers and a chastened but still influential Bishop of Winchester listening to every word , Isabel had answered as best she could in the hope that by doing so she might appease her conscience . |
| 20 | The police talk to everybody in the hope that by hit and miss they might pick up something . |
| 21 | Falkland 's intervention can in part be seen as a delaying tactic , in the hope that by forestalling the offer of the Crown to William and Mary some arrangement more in accord with Tory principles might still be able to be worked out . |