to lift hopes

The news helped to lift hopes the sector had turned a corner.

Mayor's youth initiative: Is it a bad time to lift hopes?

One great portent must we have, to lift hopes, and set hands against the Masters.

A routine 2-0 win away to the Faroes four days later did little to lift hopes.

Liverpool to appoint new chairman to lift hopes of investment

That's helping to lift hopes for a slightly merrier holiday season and for the health of the overall economy.

Thursday promises to be another dramatic day in Iran, and to lift hopes here in the West.

The still soft underlying trend in retail sales does little to lift hopes that the consumer will ride to the rescue of the euro zone economy over the coming months.

The greenback was virtually unchanged against the euro at $1.578 as a series of disappointing US economic data on durable goods orders and home sales failed to lift hopes that a US economic recovery was in sight.

US stocks surged 3 per cent or more on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 racking up its three best days since March, after results from bellwether Intel Corp beat expectations to lift hopes for a rebound in technology spending and improved corporate profitability.

"Part of my job is to lift the hopes and aspirations of the American people, knowing that as long as you're trying to lift hopes and aspirations, you can never fully close the gap between what you're reaching for and what you're actually doing."