31.   But she and the women pressed on with their case, sensing that the government was hoping that they would get tired and go away.

32.   By acting like a venture capitalist, the government hopes to nurture small technology companies that used to relocate to the U.S., where financing is easier to find.

33.   By freeing the airline from state control, the German government hopes to make it a more nimble competitor in the European market.

34.   By insisting, as the proposed law does, that companies use their rights or lose them, the government hopes to stimulate more turnover.

35.   By leaving most of the stockpile it owns in corporate hands, the government hopes to build a stockpile of drugs that will never become outdated.

36.   By demolishing street markets, the local government hopes it can drive rural migrants back home.

37.   By getting its supporters elected to leadership posts in Congress, the government hopes to boost its chances of pushing its spending-cut agenda through Congress.

38.   By scheduling the offering for early next year, the government hopes to wedge its sale between the German and Portuguese sales.

39.   By enforcing severe measures now, the government was hoping to allay fears that visitors to the games could also carry the disease back to their home countries.

40.   By proving there was investor demand for long-term, un-collateralized Mexican debt, the government hoped to lower its borrowing costs and pave the way for future securities sales.