Example sentences of "to be hope that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is … to be hoped that Oxford will tackle the job ( of a new edition of OED ) and that the result will include a printed version of an enlarged OED . ’ |
| 2 | It is to be hoped that Hermione Lee 's excellent new book will help to change that , for Cather is one of the most original and inventive of modern writers , a more powerful artist , for instance , than her contemporary Edith Wharton . |
| 3 | It is to be hoped that Essex and Kent will soon assist in further reduction ! . |
| 4 | In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . |
| 5 | It was to be hoped that Joanna did n't let out details of their various clients and the pet shop . |
| 6 | It is to be hoped that Gluck 's judgments on wine are better than his knowledge of English poetry . |
| 7 | It is to be hoped that MAFF will adopt a realistic and progressive attitude to the measure . |
| 8 | It was to be hoped that Davout would be reasonable over the question of expenses . |
| 9 | It is to be hoped that NAB 's more open approach will enable it to win consent from the public sector institutions for difficult and unpalatable decisions , though clearly some of its deliberations , concerning the possible closing of institutions for example , will have to be conducted in private . |