We don't address this properly. We tend to think of hope as expectation, and when that expectation is 'I will live as long as I can no matter what' in the face of a terminal illness, then that's actually an unrealistic expectation.

But in the end, it is our hope and expectation that it will be shown that the senator acted appropriately.

It is my hope, and I think it's a reasonable expectation, that prospective competitors will begin to join the Illinois marketplace so that Illinois physicians and surgeons can begin to pay lower rates for their insurance.

There's a reasonable expectation that at some point there will be further consolidation and Lloyds, of all the high street banks, is probably in the most tricky position in terms of how it's performed and the size of its dividend, and for that reason it's more vulnerable.

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.

It is our hope and expectation that the new housing being introduced into the central business district will soon create a critical mass that will make New Rochelle a much more appealing retail environment.