1.   The agency hoped to hasten the approval process for new drugs.

2.   The agency hopes to expand coverage of new musical talent on its Internet site.

3.   The second-tier agencies hope to exploit these feelings.

4.   Elsewhere job-creating agencies hope to see more investment in the region from Korean and Taiwanese chemical firms in the near future.

5.   And both agencies were hoping that winning the review would offset some recent problems.

6.   As the economy tightens and the economic fallout from the terrorist attacks becomes clearer, nonprofit agencies hope area residents will respond to the need.

7.   Best the agencies can reasonably hope for after Friday is another short-term spending plan, though that measure would likely force even steeper budget cuts.

8.   A TEA spokesman said the agency hopes to begin awarding that money in April.

9.   Aid agencies hope that more pledges will be forthcoming as the enormity of the need in Africa becomes clear.

10.   Agencies also hope to staunch the flow of runoff at the source.