He received an official funeral, but not a state one as former allies and supporters had hoped.

And the two allies hope to begin providing advanced services in other cities as early as 1995.

The allies hoped bombing would force a halt to Serbian attacks against the ethnic Albanian majority in the province.

From the beginning, all the allies hoped a ground war would be unnecessary.

But the real battle came in the Legislature, where the builders and their allies hoped to lock the bill up in crucial committees.

But the proposals fall far short of what American computer makers - and American allies - had hoped for.

His allies can only hope for support from international bodies.

On Tuesday, still angry but better organized, those parents and their allies hope to take control of the board.

The allies also still hope Russia will agree to take part in such a force.

He had known great friends once and the greatest allies anyone could ever hope to command.