Example sentences of "[coord] hoped for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking out some and reducing the number of pests is one thing , but reliable eradication can hardly be expected or hoped for , and much as it may displease those purists who do not like the idea of using poisonous chemicals in the garden , they have to be our main line of defence and protection of our roses . |
| 2 | Some teachers will , of course , say when asked , " it did n't work " , but in a surprising number of cases this turns out to mean , not that the students ' learning or involvement was less than had been predicted or hoped for , but that the exercise for one reason or another was too difficult to set up . |
| 3 | ‘ Political dialogue ’ is required and a dialectical interaction at the economies ' political level between research scientists , research planners , research clientele , and the legislative process is required and hoped for . |
| 4 | He was 18 , fed up with everything Scotland had to offer , and hoped for a fresh start in the USA . |
| 5 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 6 | If , in 1993 and beyond , the double-up Championship Series will also be in the open market far more blatantly than they are at present and ( at the other end of the scale Challenger tournaments can include some players ranked between 10–50 — and presumably get away with paying appearance money too — ) then the long term life expectancy for World Series tournaments ) which for middle-range players are their bread and butter in addition to a stepping stone from their first step on the ladder to fame and hoped for fortune — can not be improving . |
| 7 | Buxton was initially in despair at Stanley 's proposals but , judging that total rejection ran the risk of abandonment of emancipation , refused to divide the House on the principles of the bill on second reading and hoped for amendment at the committee stage . |
| 8 | Traces of what had been dreamed and hoped for remained ; fragments of poems to Union , written by men whose names had been systematically removed from all record . |
| 9 | Granting a monopoly was the easiest way for the monarch to encourage a trade or an industry , and was also a way to reward courtiers , who did not get salaries and hoped for substantial favours of just this sort . |
| 10 | The family continued to play a significant part in Anglo-French affairs : in January 1317 , Jean , sire de Fiennes , wrote to Edward II as his loyal vassal in Ponthieu , informing him of a rumoured scheme for the partition of the kingdom of France on the death of Louis X. His motive was not entirely altruistic , for Fiennes was a chief ally and supporter of the rebellious Robert of Artois , and hoped for English aid in the form of ships with which to enter Calais and St Omer . |
| 11 | Even a Marxist like Gramsci , who spoke of the ‘ consent ’ of the subordinate classes , saw consensus as false consciousness and hoped for revolutionary change . |
| 12 | Tea was very bad for children , Nicandra knew , but in her exhilarated state she accepted it happily , and hoped for a slice of soda-bread to go with it . |
| 13 | She flattened it out with her fork , and hoped for mercy : the mercy of no notice taken . |
| 14 | From the 1690s , for instance , discontent with the policies of Louis XIV gathered around his grandson , the Duke of Burgundy , and hoped for a change of course with his accession to the throne ; while in the last two decades of the reign of Catherine II her son , the Grand Duke Paul , acted as the focus of potential opposition . |
| 15 | If only he had known enough , he might have come privately and hoped for a reward ! |
| 16 | She had gone to the doctor after her opening 77 and hoped for some kind of medication which would have allowed her to carry on , but all the medical man would prescribe was a three-day rest . |
| 17 | The queue on Sat am was outrageous , and I was told that the end of it would n't get Oxford tickets , so I just left and hoped for the best with the fax request . |
| 18 | He trusted nobody and hoped for nothing , but the little delights that fell into his lap by the way had their due in appreciation at last . |