1.   Their hopes had been shattered by the outbreak of war.

2.   A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.

3.   However, his hopes were shattered when Mr Little left to join Leicester and Darlington were back in trouble.

4.   I shattered her hopes quickly.

5.   It shattered all hopes for peaceful change in Kosovo.

6.   Nor are the owners very likely to shatter the hopes of St. Petersburg, Fla., once again.

7.   Officials here said the earthquake had shattered any hope that the area, stricken by war and drought, would be able to plant crops this spring.

8.   The Bundesbank left its full set of interest rates unchanged as expected, after central bank officials shattered hopes for further reductions amid continuing economic recovery.

9.   Analyst Daan Muusers with Friesland Bank Securities said the overcapacity shatters hopes that the chip business will post a profit in the third quarter of this year.