Example sentences of "it was hoped that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would take two years to decide whether the country would leave the Southern African Customs Union ( SACU ) , he said , but it was hoped that Namibia would be able to set up " a foreign exchange control system more liberal than the one which we must accept at present " . |
| 2 | Mr Hunt said it was hoped that Allitt would be either transferred to another hospital or returned to Rampton . |
| 3 | It was hoped that Japan could re-establish herself to some extent in the islands of Habomai and Shikotan while the Kurils should come under a UN mandate . |
| 4 | It was hoped that parents and staff would become more aware of the importance of sharing . |
| 5 | Thereafter , normally by innovative ploys , it was hoped that Scotland could at least win their own ball . |
| 6 | A county council spokesman said it was hoped that councillors would agree to a site visit to see for themselves if lay-bys were necessary . |
| 7 | Also it was hoped that investors ( eg pension funds ) would put their money into property for letting , assured of a reasonable return . |
| 8 | It was hoped that people would not be made worse off by taking a job ( the unemployment trap ) , nor would they lose money when their gross pay rose ( the poverty trap ) , due to the loss of means-tested benefits in each case . |
| 9 | Initially , it was hoped that publications directly deriving from theses could be unambiguously identified , but this was not possible . |
| 10 | Initially , it was hoped that publications directly deriving from theses could be unambiguously identified , but this was not possible . |
| 11 | It was hoped that sale of the stake would benefit the consortium . |