1.   The administration hopes to avoid another bruising battle over civil rights.

2.   The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.

3.   The Clinton administration hopes to prevent that from happening.

4.   In practice the administration hoped the need for action would be diminished as a result of the bold tone of the Doctrine.

5.   And it precedes a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders in which the administration hopes to restore momentum to the peace effort.

6.   Arafat arrived in Cairo Saturday to see Mubarak for a meeting in which the administration hopes the Egyptian leader will lend Arafat some cover for compromise on Jerusalem.

7.   A key player the administration hopes to bring on board is Colin Powell.

8.   A key player the administration hopes to bring on board is Colin Powell, White House sources say.

9.   A senior EPA official said the Bush administration hoped to come up with its own recommendation sometime this summer.

10.   A spokesman, Barry Toiv, said that the administration nonetheless hoped that North Korea would remain committed to negotiations.