Example sentences of "that [vb mod] [be] hoped for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The goal was to implant " standard " English forms ( linguistic and cultural ) by inculcating a " love " of literature ( the most that might be hoped for in the elementary sector ) .71 Within the higher sectors ( preparatory , secondary , grammar , and public schools , as well as colleges of various kinds ) the aim was much broader . |
| 2 | Moreover , in the light of the Americans ' deep-seated anti-colonialism , neutrality was the most that could be hoped for in the problems that would face Britain in converting her Empire into the Commonwealth at a prudent and realistic pace . |
| 3 | He hated prisons , even the so-called modern set-ups where the relations between prisoner and prison-officer were the best that could be hoped for , and violence was minimal . |
| 4 | Law had indeed brought Asquith to the point of conceding all that could be hoped for from Ulster 's resistance , but he was unable to seize the fruits . |
| 5 | In the years of sharp pruning of public-sector expenditure , and at a time when a comprehensive housing programme embracing improvement , clearance , redevelopment and new building lay beyond the grasp of the Ministry of Health , the most that could be hoped for in the 1920s was the amelioration of a small number of the worst houses . |
| 6 | This is the best that can be hoped for , even if it is a long way from a fully satisfying life . |
| 7 | The best that can be hoped for , on their behalf , is that human beings are kindly disposed towards them . |
| 8 | Chief executives are obliged to back and fill , to accommodate , to deal and to compromise if they wish to accomplish that modicum of public policy change that , short of crisis situations , is usually the best that can be hoped for . |
| 9 | Secondly , issues of social policy are peculiarly sensitive and dependent on domestic policy and prevailing social conditions , so that even within the European Community the best that can be hoped for is a set of minimum standards . |
| 10 | The best that can be hoped for is that government intervention improves the social efficiency of resource allocation , rather than achieving optimality . |
| 11 | You know that from here on in the best that can be hoped for is a sufficient economic upturn , plus a helpful nudge from the boundary redistributions , to carry you back into power — again probably , with a modest parliamentary majority and all the headaches it brings . |