Sentence examples for entertained hope from inspiring English sources

A generation ago the home, along with dozens like it, represented a briefly entertained hope for the thousands of mentally ill people being pushed out of state psychiatric hospitals.

They entertained hope of being cured, making a full recovery or getting to live a few more years so that new treatment methods would have time to develop, and consciously tried to live as well as possible during the disease trajectory.

But Mr Bouteflika clearly entertained hopes of wielding real power, sparking an ongoing power-struggle.

Hart had entertained hopes of succeeding Eldon Griffiths as MP for Bury St Edmunds.

If the F.B.I. had ever entertained hopes of keeping it secret, the odds of doing so were fast diminishing.

Many years ago Tapsell entertained hopes – nurtured, I think, by Mrs Thatcher – that he would one day be chancellor himself.

I began to notice that Caroline was not altogether plain and entertained hopes that she might favour me.

The Outers have always entertained hopes that their anti-immigration messages would suck many of those voters their way.

But that was back when Atabay still entertained hopes for a peaceful coexistence with the Iranian government.

Indeed, Mr. Beame claimed a $200 million cash surplus in the final budget of his administration, and he entertained hopes of re-election.

She apparently entertained hopes of being a singer, but he says that much as he loved her, he couldn't see that she had a serious ability.