21.   And luxury goods merchants everywhere are now pinning hopes on Europe, until now regarded as anemic.

22.   And several Puerto Ricans call in and place their hopes on De La Hoya.

23.   As a Democratic underdog campaigning for governor, he is pinning his election hopes on retail politics in a mass market race.

24.   At first, the owners pinned their hopes on the loyalty of the black and Hispanic communities that they served.

25.   At that point, they just wanted reassurance that Conor was not pinning his hopes on colleges out of his reach.

26.   Bradley is pinning his hopes on an argument that the process by which he was dismissed was illegal.

27.   A great believer in conducting official business in a personalized style, the Pakistani leader is pinning hopes on his recent intensive and candid contacts with Bill Clinton.

28.   A lack of witnesses, survivors or a similar boat to examine has made the inquiry difficult, pinning hopes on clues uncovered by the underwater camera.

29.   Again putting their hopes on a big snowpack, experts already are looking to next winter for the best chance to break the dry spell.

30.   Aleksandr Lebed, the outspoken former general, enhanced his presidential hopes on Sunday by winning a place in the runoff election for governor of a vast Russian region.