Example sentences of "[be] pin [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sotheby 's will be pinning their hopes on the decorative arts market which is performing well in Europe and the States and accounted for 56% of business last year compared to 38% in 1990 . |
| 2 | Sealink and P&O , with an estimated 80% share of the short-route ferry market , are pinning their hopes for the future on large capacity super-ferries and changes in manning procedures introduced after the last seamen 's strike . |
| 3 | But now the Honeybourne factory is pinning its hopes on the Goodman HDS 1200 . |
| 4 | Sefton is pinning its hopes on the town 's regeneration through funds from City Challenge . |
| 5 | Cahill is pinning her hopes on the King of Thailand , who regularly pardons long-term prisoners on his birthday . |
| 6 | Like so many others in the art world , he is pinning his hopes on the proposed National Lottery , and his organisation has already submitted a list of historic monuments and sites which need £500 million before the year 2000 . |