1.   Chester College is pressing to be allowed the title of university college, but its hopes appeared to have been dashed last month by education junior minister Tim Boswell.

2.   Around Phoenicia, hopes still appear to outweigh doubts.

3.   But, by the summer, those hopes appeared to be fading.

4.   For one side at least, all hope does not appear to be lost.

5.   His hopes appear likely to be dashed.

6.   If the Sox fail to sign Mussina, their next best hope appears to be Yankees lefthander Denny Neagle.

7.   It was made at a moment when there appeared scant hope of a breakthrough in the impasse over disarmament that has continually blocked progress.

8.   That hope now appears on the verge of collapse.

9.   Suddenly, hope appears in the form of a site that may help you learn about all these troublesome legal issues in your life.

10.   The best hope appears to be Claudio Reyna,who has been performing for Wolfsburg, which is contending for a UEFA Cup place from the Bundesliga.