Hopefully, Tom won't be as crazy as the rest of his family when he grows up.

One can only hope that she will prove her critics wrong.

Let s hope that he listened attentively.

Long may this state of affairs continue.

Let us hope that Trichet is right.

It is to be hoped, of course, that things will not come to that.

Let us hope that these global issues receive the attention they require.

But, as in wartime, one hopes these effects are temporary.

And, in any coming showdown, we must hope that all leaders will refuse to use innocent people s lives as bargaining chips.

In the absence of plausible alternatives, one hopes that this will also be the case for Israelis and Palestinians.

Let us hope it is a full and fair examination based on the report s findings and recommendations.

One hopes that it changes course soon, before we all are forced to wear swimsuits to work.

It is to be hoped that when its report is published in December, we will be able to answer this question.

It is to be hoped that Nepal s newly elected Maoists have the wisdom to listen to their newly empowered electorate.

It is to be hoped that we will learn the details before the G 20 meets in Seoul in November.

It is to be hoped that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel in the Arab Middle East as well, but the tunnel may be a long one.

Let's hope that the attention given to cases of police torture in Egypt bring about a drastic change before others lose their lives.

Hopefully, the leaders of the world recognize that it is in their own enlightened self interest to come to the rescue of the developing world.

Let s hope that Business Roundtable et al. v. SEC does not mean the same thing for shareholder democracy.

Let us hope that we can learn to adapt to simpler though perhaps still satisfying lifestyles.

It is, of course, to be hoped that new governments in these countries, and other Arab leaders, will better address ordinary people s grievances.

Public outcry at a time of scandal forced progressive change then we should hope that it does so now.

One hopes that this is just a temporary phase, and that comprehension of Poland s real achievements will prevail over the hyper sensitivity of its current leaders.

It will, one hopes, provide a detailed blueprint for the development of large scale transactions intensive industries such as wholesale and retail trade, domestic transport and supply chain logistics, health care, and leisure and hospitality.

One hopes that it will soon reach similar levels throughout the developed world, and wherever people can make choices about their discretionary spending.

Let s hope that by then he will have helped move the consensus permanently among his colleagues preparing the ground for further congressional action aimed at a serious tightening of safeguards over the financial sector.

According to Trichet, Sarkozy has reversed course since winning the election, and no longer will press the ECB to broaden its mandate. Let us hope that Trichet is right.

One hopes that this year s Nobel Peace Prize provides a boost in pride that allows Europeans to look beyond their immediate financial problems, consolidate the Union s strengths, and establish a coherent vision of the future.

In the absence of nuclear energy revival, most of us will be forced to reduce our direct energy consumption. Let us hope that we can learn to adapt to simpler though perhaps still satisfying lifestyles.

Instead, under the new Plan, China will adopt a more labor intensive services model. It will, one hopes, provide a detailed blueprint for the development of large scale transactions intensive industries such as wholesale and retail trade, domestic transport and supply chain logistics, health care, and leisure and hospitality.

Voting for change has sent a clear message making sure that Nepal s leaders follow the will of the people is an altogether different challenge. It is to be hoped that Nepal s newly elected Maoists have the wisdom to listen to their newly empowered electorate.

When he goes, dangerous elements on Wall Street will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief. Let s hope that by then he will have helped move the consensus permanently among his colleagues preparing the ground for further congressional action aimed at a serious tightening of safeguards over the financial sector.

Sarkozy s first foreign trip as France s new president was to visit Chancellor Merkel. Let s hope that he listened attentively.

The road to democracy has always been rocky look at a century of upheavals in Europe and the difficulties the US faced when dealing with slavery and the rights of its black population. It is to be hoped that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel in the Arab Middle East as well, but the tunnel may be a long one.