21.   Activists hope that if they are successful there, others in the Internet economy will follow.

22.   Anti-nuclear activists still hope some changes may be made in the bill after it is submitted to Parliament for further discussion.

23.   Anti-nuclear activists hope that protests against the shipments will push up the security bill and force a quicker shutdown.

24.   Anti-nuclear activists still hope the bill will change before likely parliamentary approval.

25.   By excluding South Africa from international sports, anti-apartheid activists hoped to increase pressure on the white minority government to change.

26.   Democracy activists hope economic hardship will eventually revive the spirit of protest, but it will be difficult to light a fire.

27.   DIAOYU activists hope the mainland and Taiwan will provide emergency backup if accidents occur when they head for the islands on Sunday.

28.   East Timorese independence activists had been hoping the oil agreement would be invalidated as a symbolic denial of Indonesian sovereignty.

29.   Habibie is not as closely linked to the military as his predecessor and activists had hoped for freer political expression under his leadership.

30.   Hindsgaul said activists across Europe hoped to pressure leaders not to allow the United States to use key radar facilities in Britain and Greenland for the missile defense project.