11.   The alliance hopes to capitalize on its rising success and score well during the voting, which they want in June.

12.   The alliance hopes to collect about a third of the arms by the end of next week, in time for a key parliamentary meeting on the peace plan.

13.   The alliance hopes to complete the negotiations before the Madrid summit.

14.   The alliance is hoping to wean Moscow from the idea of limiting military infrastructure and to permit the exchange of aerial photos and other data.

15.   The alliance hoped that training the multiethnic group would dispel doubts among the Serbs that the corps is merely the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army in a new guise.

16.   The alliance hopes other drug companies will contribute funds, expertise and drugs.

17.   The alliance hopes the new rail line will help Bosnians move more freely around their country.

18.   The alliance is hoping to build a center-right bloc capable of beating the Liberals.

19.   The alliance hopes the show of military strength can persuade Milosevic to halt attacks on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.

20.   The northern alliance is hoping the U.S.-British airstrikes on Afghanistan that began this week will help it dislodge the Taliban.