On the South Side of Chicago, I worked with families who had lost jobs and lost hope when the local steel plant closed.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

She found an envelope in the jar with the message: "I hope this money will help you and your family in these rough times."

VOA: special.2010.02.05

But all came with the same hope for a better life in a new world.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

Bob Hope came to the United States as a child from England with his family.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Too many in the region wake up with few expectations other than making it through the day, and perhaps the hope that their luck will change."

VOA: special.2011.05.21

They looked to the new president with a mixture of shock and hope.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

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

Much attention has centered on a two thousand one speech when she said: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

VOA: special.2009.07.18

The Football for Hope program is sponsored by FIFA in partnership with civic groups in some 50 countries.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

Howard Spiegler fights for art justice. He graduated from Columbia University's law school in 1974 with the hope of doing public good.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Suat Kiniklioglu,spokesman for the Turkish Parliament foreign affairs committee, expressed hope with the new leadership in Greece.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

He travels the country, sharing his story with the hope that it may save other lives.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"We are convinced that that is the most critical underpinning of any success we hope to achieve along with the people and government of Afghanistan,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

With the peace process stalled, there is little hope for a quick solution.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

And I hope the president will work with us to build a responsible budget that will help strengthen our economy and put Americans back to work again,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

It's about decades and decades," EJ's mother,Hope Davis, says she believes registries will help to improve the lives of children born with heart defects in the future.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

". At Friday's opening ceremony, several leaders noted past grievances with the United States while also expressing hope for a more productive and respectful relationship under President Obama.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Film producers and owners of multiscreen cinemas are also expressing hope that with the strike behind them, they can focus on other issues of concern to the industry.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

Ramatoulaye Sow is with the National Party of Hope and Development.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28