1.   Although the company hopes for approval this month, Mr Rozells pointed out that the government shutdown presents an obstacle.

2.   Although the demonstration on the Web site is not visually compelling, the company hopes that independent developers will create various appealing interfaces as the technology catches on.

3.   And there, the company hopes, digital visitors will find recipes that will inspire them to cook using McCormick ingredients.

4.   Apple Computer Inc. suggested its long-awaited return to profitability may take longer than the company hopes.

5.   But then again, each of the companies hope their command performances will get them heard above the din.

6.   By some time next year, the company hopes, nearly the entire group of homes will be wired.

7.   CuraGen Corp. of New Haven, Conn. is using genomics information to explore proteins and their interactions, in what the company hopes will lead to new drug candidates.

8.   Eventually, the companies hope, using radiation to treat coronary arteries is as common as its use to treat cancer.

9.   For Bloomsbury, the publication will be a high point along a trail of planned events that the company hopes will keep its sales, and stock, aloft.

10.   However, as Kilts has eliminated promotions that had encouraged retailers to stockpile products, razor profits have also taken what the company hopes are short-term hits.