1.   Degaying had the opposite effect that many AIDS activists hoped.

2.   Animal rights activists had hoped a ban by Seattle would set off a domino effect that would leave traditional circuses with nowhere to go.

3.   Activists hoped the ordinary citizen would be pulled along as well.

4.   But he also said conservative activists are hoping Bush will name abortion opponents as attorney general and secretary of health and human services.

5.   Gay activists hope the Vermont decision could be the first step in challenging a federal ban on same-sex marriages.

6.   Many AIDS activists had hoped that teens would pay attention to AIDS when basketball star Magic Johnson revealed he had the virus.

7.   On the legislative front, some party activists hope for a gain of three to five seats.

8.   Some AIDS activists had openly hoped that some nationally known former elected official with greater clout would take the White House post.

9.   The activists hope that the incident will cause the state Legislature to make animal cruelty a felony, the most serious kind of crime.

10.   This time, activists hope to move beyond largely white participation.