The authorities hope that he will testify against his wife.

And civic authorities could only hope the next 10 days will be just as benign.

The authorities have hoped to focus international news media attention on their efforts to bring a more open political system to Egypt.

I don't see how the authorities can hope to keep it secret much longer.

The Japanese authorities hope to discover what the men were doing in the country.

The authority hopes to have the gas buses on the road by the middle of next year.

The authorities are still hoping I will come to see her.

The authority hopes to find a library or university that can accept those papers.

The authority is now hoping to make up its shortfall from other sources.

The authority hopes to have a lease signed by next fall.