11.   Before the plan reaches the governor, though, Branson leaders hope to quash the proposal.

12.   Besides, leaders are hoping to end the current congressional session by early November, providing little time for committee scrutiny and debate.

13.   Besides the cultural ties and new friendships, many city leaders hope that these Olympic contacts will lead to more business later on.

14.   Branson leaders still hope to keep the pageant.

15.   A spokesman for the World Trade Organization said there had been no change in plans for the session, where leaders hope to agree to liberalize trade rules.

16.   After a strategy session with House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Lott said the two leaders hope to resolve differences in their plans by the end of next week.

17.   After the Tiananmen massacre, leaders hoped that more autonomy for military groups might encourage innovation and competition and lead to higher profits.

18.   Business leaders hope the moderate inflation figures will lead the central bank to cut interest rates in the coming months.

19.   But as the nature of world commerce changes, some leaders here hope that the great distances will recede as an impediment to growth.

20.   But church leaders also hope to encourage members at large to do likewise.