"Turning your back on a damaged relationship may be the simplest or most sensible solution, one that frees you from the tyranny of hope, " Spring writes.

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With the Arab Spring came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, an opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life and in economic life in the Middle East.

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They hope to have contractors working on some of the shops by spring next year.

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If you want to renew your faith in movies, you must remember this: Fall is spring, a time of hope and blossoming when the poundingly ponderous productions of summer give way to films that might actually lift our spirits while engaging our attention.

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Ponting has played for his country 152 times in the longest form of the game and recorded 99 wins and while he will hope to be part of the Australian team for the one-day World Cup this spring, the selectors may decide to rebuild the Test team without him.

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The Arab Spring signaled opportunity, new beginnings, possibility, and most of all hope.

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Officials have said they hope to attract an international field of applicants for the job, which will be advertised in the spring.

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Highlighting the need to sustain hope amongst Arab young men and women following the Arab Spring, Princess Sumaya highlighted her personal commitment as President of the Royal Scientific Society to sustain talented youth and entrepreneurship in the areas of science, underscoring the importance of stimulating innovation through basic sciences.

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