Latecomers — accustomed to shows that run well past midnight — continued to stream in a half-hour into Beirut's performance, hoping to have missed only the opening act.
The stellar performance hoped for by the stockmarket may not happen.Citi and Travelers came to the altar with different experiences of mergers.
Mitt Romney, this theory held, would seek to make the election a referendum on President Obama's performance — hoping that voters' dissatisfaction with the direction of the country in general, and the economy in particular, would lead them to vote him out of office, almost regardless of what the alternative was.
Long lines of people reliably gather at Signature before performances, hoping for cancellations.
The Italian city, which always puts culture on its fashion agenda, invited the curators Alberto Salvadori and Andrea Lissoni to organize a four-day celebration of Brazilian art, music, film and live performances, hoping to display the modernist roots of a country that is too often seen through a prism of beach and carnival.
The unexpectedly strong performance raised hopes that the economy may grow by 3% in 2002, after slumping by 9.4% last year.
John Anderson, Britain's performance director, hopes that the performance of Florence will act as an inspiration to the rest of the team.
The revamped system, which includes improved security and performance features, hopes to build on its initial success and grab more market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
I want to work on good things.'" Her performance, she hopes, will encourage the industry to realise she doesn't want to be in teen slasher flicks any more.
Poyet was heartened by his team's performance and hopes it will aid their top-flight survival fight.
