Example sentences of "it was hoped that " in BNC.

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1 It was hoped that transport would provide the one really ‘ big idea ’ for the Tory election manifesto in the form of the privatisation of British Rail .
2 As approved , these lines would be isolated from any other tramways , but it was hoped that at some future date , the L.C.C .
3 Moreover , in the secondary sector , it was hoped that comprehensivisation would be effective in equalising opportunities among different social groups .
4 Plots of land were provided where houses could be built near the coast and it was hoped that fishing would become the occupation of former crofters ; it was the beginning of the villages .
5 Their previous cutter Vigilant was still going strong and it was hoped that Searcher would have an equally successful career .
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