Example sentences of "to be hope that [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 It is to be hoped that we will not need a scandal to bring it about .
2 Members heard Beamish tell the audience that Germany was a great country today because Hitler had named the enemy and it was to be hoped that he would soon call an international conference on the question .
3 But without that pride the Spaniard would not be Spanish , as Harvey writes : ‘ It is profoundly to be hoped that he will never allow these sharp angles to be smoothed off by the modern cult of ‘ all things to all men' ’ , and a false catholicity of taste which is no taste at all .
4 We propose that that process should be concluded not later than April , but it is immensely to be hoped that it can be done far more speedily .
5 To that end , it is to be hoped that it will develop into an effective and credible body whose advice is taken very seriously by the DES and the government .
6 This practice plainly makes Community legislation clearer and more accessible , and it is to be hoped that it will be maintained and developed in the coming years .
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