On the same deep level of the mind that held the constant fear, there was a stronger hope and confidence.

Many believe she is the country's strongest hope for a medal in 2012.

It is my strong hope that young researchers will be able to identify the root cause of this disease.

But despite strong hopes and a long wait there was no sign of them.

All my impulses are to run away from the world, and it does not seem to have very strong hopes for me in any case.

That hope, so strong for many in the first few days after the blast, is diminishing among most now, or altogether gone.

And they have a strong hope that political pressure will eventually change the policy toward them.

"My strong hope is we will have mercifully been spared from losing any lives," he said.

It was not a very strong hope, for common sense would have caused them to leave there days ago.

They can make weak candidates strong and put hope into hopeless causes.