41.   Those hopes seem unrealistic.

42.   Though the government insists that exports will pull the economy into gear, that hope seems farfetched as Mexico lapses back into dependency on low-wage assembly plants.

43.   American hopes seem to revolve around the big-boat entry of Blue Yankee, skippered by Bob Towse.

44.   As a result, there seems little hope of a breakthrough on any front in the Russia-Chechnya dispute.

45.   But hope seems to be gaining ground among ordinary Afghans.

46.   The hopes of many seemed to fall as torrential rains poured down again Sunday morning in the thickly wooded mountains.

47.   There seems little hope of a political solution to the bloodshed.

48.   When all hope seems lost, a bigger dinosaur will swing by and bite the attacker, allowing the celebrities among the prey to escape.

49.   He was soon followed by Trade Secretary Ian Lang and there seemed little hope for Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind as the Tories headed for a record all-time low.

50.   But the local Christians still pray their Muslim leader will make his annual pilgrimage, although their hopes seemed less likely to be fulfilled by the hour.