Example sentences of "only hope that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only hope that both teams will restrain themselves and will try to avoid carrying on the so-called ‘ feud ’ . |
| 2 | I only hope that those youngsters who may believe it is cool to take substances like this will take heed of Rachel 's terribly sad case and think again . |
| 3 | Faced with the reality that newspapers ( and television stations ) were no more than private organs for private gain , commentators could only hope that private ownership would be tempered by a social conscience . |
| 4 | We can only hope that that review will be followed by sensible action . |
| 5 | We can only hope that common sense will prevail more quickly than it did in the previous instance . |
| 6 | But if it can be proven that overfishing of sand-eel is the principal cause of the problem , we can only hope that remedial action can be taken before it is too late for our important sea-bird colonies to recover . |
| 7 | We can only hope that this issue 's reviewer , senior analyst/programmer , will be able to truly speak for the people . |