However, his hope that the people of Virginia would unite behind him proved in vain.

But Scaurus's hope proved vain, though at first it seemed reasonable.

But every hope proved to be as empty as a bubble.

Twice before, those hopes proved to be a distant dream, beyond the grasp of man.

The hopes proved illusory, however, as the money ran out.

But any hope of late reconciliation would prove impossible.

Those hopes have proved as false as the financial reports themselves.

Without that our hopes - slender as they are - will prove to be for nothing.

But you never lost hope and history proved you right.

Today, we must clearly accept that these hopes have unfortunately proven to be quite unfounded.