in the hope
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Does he return to more established names and combinations in the hope that the sting of being dropped spurs them on to a better performance in Paris on Saturday?
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Gajraj Rao says with Band Baaja Bitiya, they want to take their message mainstream in the hope that one day it will become the norm for parents to tell their daughters that they have a forever home and they have a right to be there.
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England rolled one dice repeatedly, taking to the air in the hope of winning aerial contest.
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Some move away permanently, while others move further inland in the hope of someday returning.
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Teams are mixed and there are two female athletes at this year's Games - Japan's Akari Funkunishi and Michaela Hozakova of Slovakia - with work ongoing to grow that number in the hope of having a female competition at a future Winter Games.
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