She then leaves insinuating questions unanswered, in the apparent hope readers will assume the worst - a scandal.

With more apparent hope than expectations, she added, "I'm waiting for Clinton to turn the economy around."

"in return,' continued Dactylos, without much apparent hope, "you would set me free, and refrain from chopping off any appendages.

"It's aimed at stifling the Iranian economy and the population in an apparent hope to provoke discontent."

Their apparent hope was either to provoke the conservatives to walk out or at least to chasten them during the remaining days of debate.

But having covered this conflict for 20 years, I have found that moments of apparent hope often turn out to be the most dangerous.

With no apparent hope of rescue, the crew resign themselves to death.

The apparent hope is that the frantic simulation of cartoonishness will impress at least some onlookers as the real thing.

The talks, however, are moving slowly, with many complications and little apparent hope of a deal in the next few days.

And some of the most vocal heirs apparent hope to tap into the unity among women that gives the breast cancer cause its power.