Example sentences of "it [was/were] hope [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , in the secondary sector , it was hoped that comprehensivisation would be effective in equalising opportunities among different social groups . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Their previous cutter Vigilant was still going strong and it was hoped that Searcher would have an equally successful career . |
| 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 | It was hoped some aspects of traffic separation would be made mandatory , although he would not specify which . |