Example sentences of "[was/were] hope that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously you would be ill-advised to choose a very dainty gold oval to frame a background of rough hessian or sacking , and you could be very disappointed if you were hoping that a pretty pale blue crushed velvet would create a country-style effect . |
| 2 | The postponement was a crushing disappointment to NASA engineers who were hoping that a successful flight would restore Congressional confidence in the Agency . |
| 3 | Come to that , I suppose , most of the other sprinters were hoping that the timing was wrong and were eager to bring me back down to earth . |
| 4 | Last night , emergency services were hoping that the weather would hold so they could begin the massive clean-up operation today . |
| 5 | The suggestion made to the Argyll interest was that an order from the Board of Customs should be sent to Wigtown demanding the attendance of these officers in Edinburgh on the day of election , whereby it was hoped that a party of Lord Galloway 's enemies might carry the day . |
| 6 | However , the system of floating exchange rates was thought at the time to be a temporary feature of the international monetary system : it was hoped that a new framework would be found for a return to some kind of adjustable peg in which the burden of adjustment was clearly defined , both for deficit and surplus countries , and in which reserve assets were not based primarily on one currency . |
| 7 | Some concern was expressed about the slow progress on negotiations to set up the museum and it was hoped that a further meeting with Shropshire Leisure Services could be set up soon . |
| 8 | It was hoped that a round table conference would be held during 1992 to discuss the new constitutional proposals which envisaged a new " commonwealth " structure . |
| 9 | It was hoped that a formal accord would be signed at a national multiparty peace conference on Sept. 14 . |
| 10 | A budget was being prepared and it was hoped that a weekend inclusive of all meals would cost in the region of £425 per couple , subject to cost finalisation and price movement in the interim . |
| 11 | It was hoped that a small part of those works could stay in operation , renovating locomotives and rolling stock and that eventually a heritage museum could be set up on the site . |
| 12 | At first it was hoped that the study could be ready this spring . |
| 13 | Again , wherever possible , it was hoped that the nature of the role the local workers fulfilled and the hours they worked would be flexible so that they could respond to any changing needs of their client . |
| 14 | In this way , it was hoped that the ‘ care ’ features of the service could counter the allegedly demoralizing effects of the employment . |
| 15 | This was considered to be a scenario ideally suited for the soft systems element of the FAOR approach , and it was hoped that the exercise would not only reveal where the problems lay , but also produce a requirements specification to show how technology could provide solutions . |
| 16 | It was hoped that the Greenstiles development would be ready for an official opening in May . |
| 17 | This was in memory of a local boy who had died from multiple sclerosis and it was hoped that the prize would encourage the young men to take part . |
| 18 | As headmen were also under the authority of government agents , it was hoped that the two groups would begin to work together . |
| 19 | It was hoped that the average 12,000 British visitors a month would swell to over 22,000 in the next few months . |
| 20 | The name of the author was evidently a pseudonym , but it was hoped that the committee would take steps to find out who he was , would decide what should be done to clean this canker out of Tollemarche , and would take more steps to curb their local bookseller 's and cigar stores ' choice of books . |
| 21 | Since Ford would dominate the UK car market , it was hoped that the company would have a major interest in ensuring that this market was successful and that this might involve the expansion of research and development in the UK . |
| 22 | The restructuring involved plant closures and the loss of 2,200 jobs , but it was hoped that the future of the firm would be more secure as part of a larger organisation , able to secure the benefits of DAF 's distribution network in Europe . |
| 23 | It was hoped that the combined findings of our two annual surveys , in conjunction with a theoretical model of heroin ‘ epidemics ’ , would provide some modest foundations for making tentative hypotheses about future trends . |
| 24 | It was hoped that the countries represented in the FEC would cooperate in this policy . |
| 25 | When the present National Insurance scheme was introduced in 1946 it was hoped that the benefits paid under it would be adequate for subsistence . |
| 26 | It was hoped that the Michigan reform would ‘ confront and change cultural norms . ’ |
| 27 | Even so , it was hoped that the output might rise to 500 tons . |
| 28 | It was hoped that the two ends of the tunnel would meet in November 1990 . |
| 29 | It was hoped that the decision , which would allow exports of certain chemicals , " non-lethal " military hardware and electronic goods , would also reduce smuggling across the joint borders . |
| 30 | It was hoped that the sale would raise US$2,000 million . |