41.   It was far from a victory in the tobacco wars, but it was the best the Clinton administration could hope for from the Supreme Court.

42.   It was unclear exactly how the Bush administration hoped to use the agreement.

43.   Just as the Clinton administration was hoping to push Iraq backstage so Washington could concentrate on the State of the Union, Saddam Hussein has bounded back into view.

44.   Meissner said the administration hopes to get to the core of the problem by taking incentive away from illegal aliens wanting to come to the United States.

45.   Ms. McGinty said the administration hoped to present details of the U.S. proposal when international negotiators next met in Bonn later this month.

46.   Officials said the administration hopes the Chinese might stage a fast trial and deport Wu or offer some other friendly gesture.

47.   Regrettably, the Clinton administration still hopes to make a decision on construction this summer, a timetable it set early last year in response to intense Republican pressure.

48.   She said the administration hoped to have a productive relationship with Hatch.

49.   She released a report that the administration clearly hopes will draw wavering Democrats to their cause.