1.   For foreign exchange, the government hopes to develop the tourist business and its chief pride, biotechnology.

2.   The federal government hopes to increase its collection of delinquent taxes.

3.   The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten.

4.   The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation.

5.   The government hopes to keep inflation at bay.

6.   The government hopes to pick a winner in May but the selection could be delayed.

7.   The government was hoping to draw attention away from the current economic crisis.

8.   The minister resigned, and the government hoped that the scandal would finally be laid to rest.

9.   The government hopes that improving public transport will keep more cars off the roads.