I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a good/positive/encouraging/hopeful sign
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If she can move her legs, that’s a good sign.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At the interview they told me I was "the right sort of person'. I thought that sounded kind of hopeful .
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I'm quite hopeful that I'll get the job.
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James felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor.
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The fact that the two sides have agreed to hold negotiations is an extremely hopeful sign.
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The local police are hopeful of catching those responsible for the graffiti.
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The peace talks concluded on a hopeful note.
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Todd broke into a hopeful smile every time the phone rang.
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We don't know if Gascoigne will be fit to play in Saturday's game, but we're all hopeful .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A faint but more hopeful splutter, this time.
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At best it might produce recommendations for new and hopeful initiatives.
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At other times, his statements undermined such hopeful words.
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At present it seems likely that the most hopeful approaches rest in three areas.
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Despite such findings, research still largely bears out the hopeful assumptions that have guided practitioners like Abed and Yunus.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
presidential
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Republican presidential hopefuls have all claimed that they would take a firmer stance towards Moscow.
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The party has broken ranks, with five of its nine presidential hopefuls calling for a review of the revisions.
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Every four years, presidential hopefuls have learned, the New Hampshire mouse roars like lion.
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The Arizona primary was supposed to winnow the field of Republican presidential hopefuls .
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On Saturday night, the 476 convention delegates will question Republican presidential hopefuls .
republican
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Its unintended effect was also to crush a succession of much less well-prepared Republican hopefuls before a single vote had been cast.
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The Arizona primary was supposed to winnow the field of Republican presidential hopefuls .
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On Saturday night, the 476 convention delegates will question Republican presidential hopefuls .
young
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Perhaps Madonna should have a chat about the pop ethics with these young hopefuls .
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A whitewash victory for the young army hopefuls .
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Thousands of young hopefuls were interviewed but none possessed the elusive qualities Selznick sought.
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For some young hopefuls the promise of stardom and success outweighs the fear of failure.
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In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.
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Esme gave piano lessons to a score or more of young hopefuls .
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Every reasonably successful band soon begins to receive demo tapes from young hopefuls .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a presidential hopeful
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A whitewash victory for the young army hopefuls.
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Another hopeful says the late Mr Brown appeared to him in a dream and told him to run.
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Every four years, presidential hopefuls have learned, the New Hampshire mouse roars like lion.
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For the province's future Olympic hopefuls have been brushing up on skills both on and off the sports fields.
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Nicholson was now venturing into the haunts of the hopefuls and joined in.
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On Saturday night, the 476 convention delegates will question Republican presidential hopefuls.
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The party has broken ranks, with five of its nine presidential hopefuls calling for a review of the revisions.
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To date, seven city council hopefuls have requested money, with more expected to qualify.