1.   All sides are hoping someone else will.

2.   All sides are hoping for a successful horse fair this year and that the closest they get to a confrontation is a clash of cultures.

3.   And both sides hope to maintain the momentum.

4.   Both sides also hope for progress on the goal of a balanced budget.

5.   Both sides are hoping for a resumption of negotiations and a fair settlement of the dispute, but neither side is expected to budge any time soon.

6.   Both sides had hoped to have the Palestinian elections this fall, but December now seems more likely.

7.   Both sides hope to close the deal by January.

8.   Both sides hope to sign a peace treaty by September.

9.   Both sides are hoping for a ruling before the winter meetings begin next Friday in Anaheim.