41.   Advocates hope Massachusetts will follow the example set by Maine, Vermont and Arizona, where campaign finance reform has already led to more contested races.

42.   Advocates hope the winners use their bonus money to boost these programs.

43.   Advocates hope to use it to pressure governments to live up to its commitments.

44.   Advocates hope a compromise involving both visas and green cards will win White House approval.

45.   Advocates hope that the reality that is taking shape before their eyes will ensure its completion.

46.   Advocates hoped the new numbers would strengthen bonds among different Asian groups and give them better footing on issues like education and discrimination laws.

47.   Advocates had hoped the legislation would include those workers, but opponents blocked that.

48.   Advocates hope they will spearhead the legal fight for equal rights.

49.   Advocates of openness hope the trend is irreversible, but grueling state-by-state struggles lie ahead.

50.   Animal advocates hope the registration requirement, backed with the threat of fines, will help reduce numbers of new strays, most of which are former pets.