41.   The authorities are hoping for less chaos as revelers greet the new year, and hope that planning will achieve their goal.

42.   The authorities hope that he will testify against his wife.

43.   The authorities may be hoping to see if Hamdouche can tell them anything about Ghani, and whether he might cooperate in the investigation.

44.   The authorities here also hope that the restructured French military giant could eventually attract DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, a unit of DaimlerChrysler of Germany.

45.   The authority hopes to have a lease signed by next fall.

46.   The authority hopes to finance the Pataki plan with its growing budget surplus and by cutting administrative expenses.

47.   The gesture was shown on Chinese television, another sign that the authorities were hoping to cool passions as they sought deeper remorse and explanations from the United States.

48.   The housing authority hopes to have a listing of sites by next month, said Barbara Holston, its executive director.

49.   Tourism authorities hope to triple the number of visitors.

50.   Using sophisticated audio equipment, authorities are hoping to electronically enhance the cockpit recordings.