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.

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

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.

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.

My hope is that there will be consideration given to psychiatric beds in the new hospital.