"My hope is this is not going to be a rare situation;

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

"It is my hope that the mosque will help to bring our city even closer together, and help repudiate the false and repugnant idea that the attacks of 9/11 were in any ways consistent with Islam."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"So far,we have had a constructive conversation and my hope is that by the time the chairman and I meet on Wednesday that we have made sufficient progress and we can start actually seeing a structure that would be in place."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

"President Obama visited our area this week, and it was my hope that he would listen,really listen, to what the people are saying, I have been in Congress 16 months, but it does not take that long to figure out that Washington does more talking than listening."

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

Well,I hope you do a good job,Colonel. If I do not, you will have my profound apologies.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

This year I hope to graduate with my Master's and be healthy and happy.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

"My work might be like theater in that I hope there's an audience.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

In 1933, during the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt sought to give hope with these words: "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

VOA: special.2009.01.19

"I would like soccer to become a very popular sport because in my opinion I love the game of soccer and I hope a lot of other kids do too."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

I hope my friends and everybody is fine.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

"But I stand here tonight full of hope for our future, full of expectations and dreams, not just for my children but for all the children of New Jersey, Kim and I are going to get to work to make that happens, starting tomorrow."

VOA: standard.2009.11.03