Democratic presidential candidates clearly hope to make the deficit a campaign issue.
And they clearly hope to get them down further before the Tory conference next month.
Republicans clearly hope that high fuel prices will work in their favor.
Republicans clearly hope the hearings will help them in this fall's elections.
They clearly hope the matter won't spill over into important negotiations about the future of Europe.
But the fund's managers clearly hope to benefit from its new ties.
Democrats are clearly hoping he can do the same for the party.
Investors clearly hope the stock market does not follow suit.
He starts to read one, clearly hoping to find the answer in the small print.
The staff here clearly hopes to please, a wish the kitchen has already granted.