11.   Brittan expressed hope Tokyo would address the EU worries before a final deregulation package is due at the end of this month.

12.   Clinton had expressed hope before he brought Barak and Arafat together that he would be able to conclude a settlement within the time allotted.

13.   German State Secretary for European Affairs Werner Hoyer also said expressed hopes of a solution.

14.   He said meatball soup sellers, pedicab drivers and other people he met expressed hope that the students would continue with their demands for lower prices.

15.   He had expressed hope that an autonomy plan would be finished by Friday.

16.   His expressed hopes of seeing the stock exchange pull through these trying times and the revival of investor confidence will have made an impression on the capital market.

17.   McCaffrey expressed hope it can reinstated in a way that will protect innocent lives.

18.   Mujahid said Iran has no reason to invade Afghanistan, but expressed hope that the neighbors could reconcile their differences peacefully.

19.   Nails said he felt there were signs of a thaw in relations between Athens and Ankara, and expressed hope that a solution may soon be found for Cyprus.

20.   Opposition commanders were clearly pleased to see American jets striking Taliban positions and expressed hope there would be more attacks.