to hope (that)
31hope against hope — to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not very likely. We were just hoping against hope that she would be rescued. (usually in continuous tenses; usually + that) …
32hope against hope — {v. phr.} To try to hope when things look black; hold to hope in bad trouble. * /The mother continued to hope against hope although the plane was hours late./ * /Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her./ …
33hope against hope — {v. phr.} To try to hope when things look black; hold to hope in bad trouble. * /The mother continued to hope against hope although the plane was hours late./ * /Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her./ …
34hope\ against\ hope — v. phr. To try to hope when things look black; hold to hope in bad trouble. The mother continued to hope against hope although the plane was hours late. Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her …
35hope against hope — to hope that something will happen or be true, even though you know it is very unlikely We are hoping against hope that some people may have survived …
36hope for the best — to hope that a bad situation will have the best result that is possible It will be tough competition so I have just got to train hard and hope for the best …
37hope against hope — continue to hope when things look very bad The rescue team were hoping against hope that the lost hikers would be found alive …
38hope·ful·ly — /ˈhoʊpfəli/ adv 1 : in a hopeful manner They gazed up at us hopefully. 2 : it is hoped : I hope : we hope Hopefully, it won t rain tomorrow. [=I hope that it won t rain tomorrow] …
39HOPE VI — is a major HUD plan meant to revitalize the absolute worst public housing projects into mixed income developments.cite web |url= http://www.newurbannews.com/hopeVI.html|title= Hope VI funds new urban neighborhoods|accessdate=2007 07 26 |publisher …
40Hope & Co. — Hope Co. is the name of a famous Dutch bank that spanned two and a half centuries. Though the founders were Scotsmen, the bank was located in Amsterdam, and at the close of the 18th century it had offices in London as well.Early daysSix of eight… …
