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She's looking at how Paula improved so much since she's been out here. She knew Paula as a junior, competed against her, and she's hoping to do the same thing.

Olympia Jacobs was dealing with a bad foot and sat out the first three quarters, but came in and really sparked us (in the fourth quarter). We were hoping to get through it without her, but we got into some foul trouble and lost the lead. She only scored three points, but her defensive energy got everyone going.

Oh, yeah, a tad bit. To have the things that have happened this off-season and going into training camp, it has been a lot different than anything I've experienced. I'm hoping and praying that nothing else breaks out.

Showing the films is really just a different niche for the Artists Series to fill. There's a demand for this type of thing. We're hoping to take the film festival to a different level, go on to bigger and better things.

Sierra Leone is a very dangerous team with great individual players. After watching them play a very good Spain team and tying 3-3 we did not expect an easy match, but we were hoping we would be able to hang in there defensively and then come away with the win. So, obviously we are very happy with the result.

She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing and it just didn't quite come down for her this year. So I was hoping there was a 50 sprinter in there with that distant sprinter.

She hasn't given me her decision on what she's going to do, but I'm hoping it's to stay here, finish up school, and come back next year, and be on the team.

She had been hoping to play stopper her senior year and now she is. She earned that position. She's such a great leader and really deserved it.

Singing is more of a hobby than really something I want to do for a career. But I love musical theater, so I'm hoping I can go back to it and do a role on Broadway for a few weeks. That would be a dream come true. My dream role would be Roxie in 'Chicago.'

Since I've finished Athens and then of course worlds in L.A. (where she won gold in the 3000 metre pursuit) this year was a terrific result for me. I've never represented Australia at commonwealth games it's going to be huge and I'm hoping to ride track and road.

She played way more than I wanted her to play. I was hoping that we could limit her minutes. Ann will take (today) off and go Monday (against LSU) and then take Tuesday, Wednesday off and we'll see what happens next week. But we needed all those minutes (Saturday).

She offered about three years ago to be a surrogate and we were hoping we wouldn't have to be faced with that and hoping to have a child on our own, and when the doctor said that's our last chance to have a baby no our own -- is to have a surrogate, we called Raquel, and she was so honored that we came back and asked her, she started crying.

She just wasn't ready. Although I thought she was moving better on it today. We were hoping that we could get through this one today and maybe she can play on Saturday.

Mississippi Power came in and was able to get our electricity back to us and we are hoping the water will be back tomorrow. The next 24 to 36 hours will be really critical for us. We are hoping to restock our supplies and develop a plan for the next few weeks and months. This is only the beginning of a long recovery process.

Maurice is our lead horse, so to speak, but we have some young players who have played in big games. We also have depth at quarterback. Drew has done a tremendous job. We're hoping that's the case for the extended portion of this year, for him to continue the success in decision-making and all those great things he's doing.

Maureen's hoping she can go up and see her father, too, ... Good Morning America.

Maybe we did stop something from happening. I was hoping I was wrong, because being right -- we saw what being right was -- 9/11.

Maybe we are not seeing the full effects today (of SS), but if we look forward unto tomorrow, we can actually avert an economic catastrophe, ... If we delay, hoping the problem will go away, we are simply inviting disaster.

Megan threw 110-11 which is a good start for her. Christina did a good job. We were fifth as a team overall. We were hoping to do a little better but we didn't have much for distance runners today.

Me, every agent that I know, and every team that I deal with says we don't know what to do. We're hoping that it gets settled and resolved. And there's no reason it shouldn't be resolved.

Meet Joe Black' is a gamble, ... It's a very, very expensive movie. It is trading almost entirely on the appeal of Brad Pitt. It's obviously going for an audience of women 25 and older, and hoping to get a lot of men and couples in there, too.

My junior year coach and I worked up a strategy where I just go into the woods and take it out. I don't know why but I run better in the woods. I went into the woods and I knew I had to pick it up a little bit. I was hoping for a little more lead than I had.

My job is to put out the most conservative estimate and we're hoping to raise somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000 between the 16 authors.

My legs got a little tired when I got around 90 pitches, but I was hoping if I could just keep it 3-2 after the second home run and get through the inning, maybe the bullpen could come in and pick up the last four.

One of the things that we're hoping for is that they have some success out of the chute. Whenever a young player has some success in a certain phase of the game it kind of becomes contagious. Then they play with a little more confidence.

One of the things I was hoping to do in the Secretary of the State's Office when I came was to provide businesses with more information about business opportunities in Connecticut. That's both to businesses that are here already and also to businesses that are not located here, but might be interested in coming.

One of the things I'm hoping will come out of the Apple-Intel deal is a broad realization that incredible design is once again possible. Over the years the hardware OEMs have consistently used Intel and Microsoft as reasons they can't build really cool products. Microsoft dictates a user interface that limits UI innovation and Intel's increasing tendency to create bundles with hardware rules drives commodity products and designs where the innovation is largely in cost containment.

One of the things I'm hoping for next year is that this is a smooth transition.

Obviously, we're disappointed we didn't get a contract back from Rodriguez. It was a shock to us. We're still hoping he might be back, but at the same time we've had to move forward and look at different directions.

Obviously we played our worst game at the absolute worst time, but we were hoping one game wasn't going to spoil all the wonderful things this team had done all year long. We all know there's going to be teams left out and there are going to be discussions. That's part of the selection process and sports.

Obviously what is being reported right now is an impasse. There are a lot of teams in similar straits that we are in, in terms of kind of waiting and hoping for the best. If no agreement is reached, I am sure there will be some very difficult decisions to be made. The players and the owners have to sort this thing out. It will take time. It is frustrating for, I think, fans and everyone.

Obviously we were hoping to win the 4x800 relay, but three of the four girls were fighting illnesses all week.

Obviously we're hoping for some cool storms, especially (in the) Northern Sierra.

Obviously we're hoping for positive celebration. We don't anticipate anything negative.

Of course that's what everyone was hoping for, that the boys would come home alive. That is our will, but that's not the way it works. It's God's will.

Obviously you're disappointed when you lose to your rival. We're just hoping that our team can rebound (today) and play like we know we're capable.

Obviously, you lose two quality guys and you ask guys to do some things they haven't done before and you're hoping somebody can pick it up. The bullpen is a work in progress right now.

Of course I'm concerned. I'm concerned about all our Olympians. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We signed off on Peter once he left (on Monday). I'm just hoping he really is healthy enough to play.

Of all the years we've played HF-L, this is the first time that we've controlled the game. Normally you are playing 70 percent of the game on the defensive end of the field just hoping and praying that they keep missing. Today we controlled it and had the better play. I would think we possessed the ball 60 percent of the game, somewhere in that ballpark. The kids have worked hard and they have the ability. Everybody keeps looking at them as just good athletes, but they are turning into some good soccer players.

No one really wants to step up and tackle this. They're silent on the issue, hoping that it will go away. They're not accountable themselves, but they're enablers.

No one really knows why. We're hoping some of our work here helps find out.

No one knows what the future holds right now. He's a great friend of mine, as well as a player and partner. I'm just hoping that he comes back for another year. If he doesn't, I wish the best for him.

No one expected us to be on top. I still wish we didn't lose the game. I was hoping to win for me and the people back home. Big for us, really big for us. They thought we couldn't have done it.

One would think that with what little time she had left she would want to do other things. She was hoping to be able to teach this year.

One thing that they all do have in common, though, is the effect that the state has had on it this year. The most recent state ... budget, House Bill 66, had a lot of sweeping tax reform in it and this -- while well-intended, hoping to bring in more business into the state -- has had a disastrous effect on a lot of schools.

My film refuses to be a pamphlet. My screenwriter, Tony Kushner, and I were hoping to make it a visceral, emotional and intellectual experience, combined in such a way that it will help you get in touch with what you feel are the questions the film poses. The most important thing about peace in the Middle East is that people surrender their absolute certainty about what's going on.

Maybe this is the turnaround right here. I'm hoping it's just a turnaround for us. I'm hoping every other team still struggles.

No idea for a new growth business ever comes fully shaped. When it emerges, it's half-baked, and it then goes through a process of becoming fully shaped. I've developed tests that I'm hoping can help entrepreneurs manage that shaping process, so that the business plan that comes out the other end has a very high probability of success.

Now, we can talk about Zanesville. We should be playing. I think it's good for the league and it's good for everybody. I don't think we've played our best game against them yet. Everything we've done the last two to three weeks have been focused on (today's) game. We were hoping to play them - and we are. We'll see how it works out.

Now we are hoping to implement a decision we made a long time ago on the areas we didn't include, because it is very crowded and busy. We have people who end up camping on meadows and other areas where it is not permitted. The expansion would reduce the physical wear and tear on the environment.

Now that Justine's leaving, someone has to fill her spot as the universal swimmer. She's good at everything, so I'm hoping that I will be the one.

Now the real challenge starts for Danbury Youth Services and this community. I'm hoping that within a month or two that the corporate world in Danbury will come forward with money that will match the $20,000.

Now the next question is, Can we get justice in Pennsylvania? I'm hoping that there's a little kernel of integrity left in the courts whereby we can. But the people, 12 million people, will be watching.

Now you just need to maintain the status of your program and I'm hoping that's what we continue to do as we go forward. I'm not looking for an easy way, but we've been there. It's really exciting.

Negotiations are now going on with the companies, hoping they can voluntarily give up their activities before 2020.

Neither team played well last time we played. I'm just hoping we can play better and see what happens.

Obviously there's a lot of disappointment amongst our fan base. I'm hoping time heals that a little bit and they decide to come back and support the team.

Obviously, the question is what happens in 2006 and some analysts have been hoping that the problems on the consumer credit side will start to flatten out into this year.

Obviously I was trying to get close. But his car's been fantastic, and he didn't make any mistakes ... With about eight or nine laps (left) he completely disappeared (from view). I was hoping he had pitted at that point.

Obviously I've been hoping to get a chance this summer and Simon's had this ankle problem over the last couple of games and it's got worse as the game has gone on,

Obviously, ... like the rest of us, he was disappointed, and he's hoping for a better outcome in Game 4.

Obviously, I would've preferred them to say you're general manager, but I'm hoping that's what I'll get.

Obviously all of our sports want to get outside as soon as possible. We're hoping for some good weather soon.

Obviously a double play is not in order with the runners going, so as a defender you're thinking, 'Get the runner out,' ... When the swinging bunt happened, I had it my mind that I was going home, hoping that Pedro didn't get alerted that I was going.

No, but I hoped for a win. We were working on being mentally ready to play, to stay focused and to play with intensity. That's where our focus was tonight. I was hoping if we did that we would come out with a win. Playing Raymond is always hard and it's really hard at Raymond.

Nothing is a guaranteed, but I'm hoping we improve with men in scoring position. Last year, we had a lot of opportunities and we didn't score. How we do that? Hopefully, it just comes with experience. We have to be more disciplined at the plate.

Right now it's hard to tell anything, but we're hoping for the best.

Right now he has real good command of his form and technique. He came out of basketball very strong, so we're hoping to build on that.

Right now, everybody is nervous. I would sure hate to see us go into free agency without (a new CBA) done. The other thing I'm hoping for is the date to be extended.

Retirement is postponed and we will continue to train him toward a race in the future. The timing is uncertain. As long as he progresses and holds up under aggressive training, we will continue to keep him in training. In the event he develops soreness in his foot, we will probably retire him. It is day by day, week by week. We're optimistic and hoping for the best.

Right now Al Pena is our quarterback, and we're hoping to get Bobby Reid back soon.

Ricky and senior players have just reiterated some approaches. We are hoping we will leave the tour unscarred.

Rich was lights-out until he hurt himself. We're all hoping he's OK.

Richard is planning to do a 500-mile engine reliability test and I'd hope to do that for him. Then, we're hoping I can drive a race later this year at either Atlanta or Homestead, which are both tracks that should suit me pretty well.

People were hoping for more optimistic revenue guidance.

People were hoping for just a little bit better on the guidance. Guidance was OK but not great.

People wait until the last minute to go to the bankruptcy lawyer's office because they don't want to be in the bankruptcy lawyer's office. We're hoping that people recognize that bankruptcy is still an option for them, and that if their home is at stake, that they need to get in earlier to get it done.

Phase two will entail the involvement of the international community and we are hoping there will be offers...to participate in this 'Eyes in the Sky' program.

Phillip is just a hard-nosed player. He's more of a defensive player. We're hoping Kyle Masson works out. He has very good speed. Speed can do an awful lot.

Peter took a bang and it's affecting his leg so he's a bit of a doubt for the game. We'll just see how he wakes up. He didn't respond too well. We are hoping it would be a bit better this morning so we'll give it every bit of time we can.

Perhaps they're hoping that Californians are so distracted by the unfolding tragedy in New Orleans that they won't notice their out-of-control politicians in Sacramento. Gov. Schwarzenegger has the power to terminate this radical plan to create counterfeit marriage. He can either side with the 61 percent of Californians who voted to protect marriage in a statewide initiative, or he can side with the radical Democrats.

People were uncomfortable. They acted like we didn't know what we were doing. I was hoping that if you give this system an opportunity and the time that it takes, it will work.

My teammates just got me the ball. If it wasn't for them getting me the ball, I wouldn't score at all. I just kept going up strong and hoping they'd fall in. But, I have to give most of the credit to my teammates.

Nobody really knows anything. Right now, we're just all praying for him and hoping everything turns out for the best.

Nine of these kids were in the finals last year. We were hoping that our experience would pay off for us. I think it did at the end of the game.

Nobody in this league is going to tell you that they don't want to start. I've bought into it, hoping there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But do I feel I could be starting on this team? Hell, yeah.

No. 1 is already on the way, ... Now we're just hoping that everything goes well.

New business must be built on real market needs, ... not just college students hoping for a home-run IPO.

On the earnings front, it would seem that companies have fared a little worse than the market had hoped. Annual growth has come in around 14.5 percent this season and analysts were hoping to see 16.6 percent.

Only those, who work hard can think of achieving something. Sitting idle or hoping for results without making any effort is nothing but foolishness.

On the other hand, I think 2-to-4-percent growth is good. I was hoping for better, but I think we're finally hitting bottom here.

On six, I got lucky. I had a gap, and I just tried to put the ball up there somewhere on the green. I had a shot to the green, I was just hoping I didn't catch a limb and it came out clean.

I was hoping when we got out of the first inning with one run that it would light a spark under us. Hunt did a good job of keeping that from happening.

I was hoping we would rush it for about 200, throw for about 250. I think we've got to get a lot better running the football than we were today.

I was hoping we wouldn't have to catch him, but his knee is holding up fine. He's always done a good job back there. He's had a couple of passed balls, but that's from not being back there the last two years. He's thrown some guys out on the bases.

I was hoping we would do a little better job of maintaining the ball. It was a little more discouraging in the sense that I thought we would be able to do some things instead of defending.

I was at the Super Bowl last year just hoping that one day we'd be able to get there. I may seem like a mild-mannered guy, but my gut was churning inside: 'Let's win this game. Just win this game. We've got to win this game.

I was so surprised. I was hoping (he'd propose) sometime in the future, but not in February. I had just moved a few months ago, so I wasn't thinking he'd propose.

I was surprised that they just let me wind the clock down and take a shot. I told my teammates that I was going to wind it down. ... I was hoping if I did miss, the ball would bounce and the time would run out.

I was surprised that I did as well as I did, but I'm hoping to do better in the next election. I did so much better in the south than in the north (part of town). There are still a lot of people I haven't met yet.