1.   Shaw executives hope the nationwide rollout of stores will revive the ailing carpet industry.

2.   And they will take on even more in a combined AOL Time Warner, with which executives hope to be able to sell even broader advertising packages.

3.   And, the executives hope, by their willingness to pay.

4.   AOL executives hope the deal would transform the network into a major player.

5.   AOL executives hope someday to push the average online time to three hours.

6.   Bank executives hope that regulators will approve the merger by this fall.

7.   A publisher toting books means lunch with a journalist, from whom the executive hopes to get some publicity.

8.   A spokeswoman for the oil consortium, Pamela Mounter, said executives hoped to recommend a pipeline route next week.

9.   Abington executives hope the new account will lure other business in the door.

10.   Airline executives are hoping that technology will help them reduce waiting times as the traffic continues to increase.