1.   Meanwhile, Bob Green was yesterday counting the cost of the car theft which wrecked his hopes of competing.

2.   An oil leak wrecked his hopes of grabbing the overnight pole position, but he was only one-tenth of a second slower than champion-elect Prost.

3.   A trip to the West Coast, however, has wrecked the hopes of many aspiring teams.

4.   But those hopes were wrecked this week when the Chief Rabbinate ruled out a compromise.

5.   Then, he excused himself before the group could discuss the deadly bombings that have wrecked hope for a resumption of the peace process.

6.   Sporadic fighting between warlords of different ethnic factions has raised fears of a return to tribal feuds which have wrecked previous hopes for lasting peace in Afghanistan.

7.   Time and again, the past seems to have reached out to wreck that hope.

8.   Former Chelsea captain Paul Elliott launched a High Court battle here on Monday against Dean Saunders, arguing his England hopes were wrecked by a rash tackle.

9.   However, the Democratic party is resisting changes to laws that would further wreck its hopes of regaining some popular support in the polls.

10.   Berbizier hopes the older players will help settle down the rest of the team after England and Scotland wrecked any hopes of a Five Nations title.