101.   The Clinton administration has been hoping that the Russians would suspend their threat to ban the poultry while negotiations continued.

102.   The Clinton administration hoped its troop offer would encourage those countries that have been publicly contemplating withdrawal, chiefly France, to stick it out a little longer.

103.   The Clinton administration hoped to stave off the worst threats by training the National Guard and local hazardous-material defense teams to rapidly respond to bioterrorist attacks.

104.   The Clinton administration hopes that the victory of the opposition, which it has supported, will be a model for the squabbling democrats in nearby Serbia.

105.   The Clinton administration had hoped that a bit of Western aid to Russia would sweeten the pill of NATO enlargement.

106.   The Clinton administration hopes to use the summit to reach common ground on free trade expansion.

107.   The Clinton administration still hopes to bring Barak and Arafat to Washington in coming days for talks with Clinton.

108.   The Clinton administration had hoped this year India would move to open access to insurance and pension businesses.

109.   The Clinton administration had hoped to make its Haiti expedition a foreign policy showcase.

110.   The Clinton administration hopes that by retaliating for the embassy bombings, bin Laden and his followers will think twice before striking again against U.S. targets.