Hiryū stayed afloat for several more hours, being discovered early the next morning by an aircraft from the carrier Hōshō and prompting hopes Hiryu could be saved and perhaps even towed back to Japan.

The presence of Ross Perot, who is expected to run an unorthodox campaign, has prompted hopes that he may view newspapers as an important forum for making his case.

THE trade agreement governing the number of British and American actors when they work on the opposite side of the Atlantic is under attack by Britain's main international cultural agency, prompting hopes that the unions involved will reconsider the arrangement.

The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian militant who led Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, also prompted hopes that the tide of violence might subside.

A year later they reached the FA Cup semi-final for the first time, beating First Division teams Stoke City and Liverpool, which prompted hopes that the club could soon be playing First Division football.

The party also used the evening to showcase its female candidates for the Senate, who have prompted new hopes of a breakthrough year for women in politics, and who were greeted with proud and emotional applause.

Positive signs elsewhere in the Mexican economy, like three consecutive months of export growth and a rise in total investment, had prompted hopes that manufacturing might soon turn the corner, though few analysts expected industrial production to shoot up in February.

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The crisis engulfing Yukos, which owes $3.4 billion in back taxes, did ease somewhat after the government hired a bank to evaluate the sale of a unit, prompting hopes that an asset sale could be done openly and fairly.

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 13, 2000, for his efforts toward reconciliation with North Korea, an initiative that has prompted hopes for peace on the Cold War's last frontier.