Hoping that Philadelphia would become more like an English rural town instead of a city, Penn laid out roads on a grid plan to keep houses and businesses spread far apart, with areas for gardens and orchards.

Hoping that they would become farmers and soldiers, the emperor Valens allowed them to establish themselves in the Empire as allies ( foederati ).

A number of Chinese proverbs and idioms feature references to the dragon, for example: " Hoping one's son will become a dragon " ( 望子成龍, i. e. be as a dragon ).

Hoping to divert Union troops and resources in conjunction with the twin Confederate operations of Vicksburg and Gettysburg in the summer of 1863, Morgan set off on the campaign that would become known as " Morgan's Raid ".

Hoping to put his life on a different path, Zack signs up for the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School ( AOCS ) to become a Navy pilot.

Hoping to become a schoolteacher, Kimball planned to attend university in 1917, but received an army draft notice later that year.

Hoping to have his curse lifted and be allowed to die at last, Userkare attempts to become an honorable man but soon comes to the conclusion that mankind in general is not honorable.

Hoping he might become a tap dancer, Granger was enrolled by his mother at Ethel Meglin's, the dance and drama instruction studio where Judy Garland and Shirley Temple had started.

Hoping to become a successful physician, he established a medical practice in Springfield, Massachusetts, but his attempt proved unsuccessful.

Hoping to reunite with Zen-Kurel, she takes no lovers, despite expectations that she will find a rich husband or become an expensive courtesan.

Hoping to convince the President otherwise, Mike sought out assistance from Martha ( following Logan's failure to recall the motorcade, the two had once again become estranged ).

Hoping to become a ballet dancer she then joined the Aida Foster stage school.

Hoping to make his way as a writer, he faced considerable challenges as a South African, as Carol Polsgrove has shown in her history, Ending British Rule: Writers in a Common Cause ( 2009 ).

Hoping to succeed and move on as a writer, Jack is happy to take the job as it will provide desperately needed funds and the time to complete his first play.

Hoping to marry Sedley Becky entices him, but she fails because of warnings from Captain Osborne, Sedley's own native shyness, and his embarrassment over some foolish drunken behaviour of his that Becky had seen.

Hoping to recover her health, Theodora made her chosen successor swear that he would always obey her orders while she was alive.

Hoping to find the Millennium Falcon, she runs a computer scan for starships in the area, but is unsuccessful.

Hoping to recover lost lands with Dutch help, she moved her capital to Kavanga in the northern part of Ndongo's former domains.

Hoping to enhance her reputation as a serious actress, she left Hollywood in 1937 to do summer stock in Westchester, New York.

Hoping to regain her health and undeceive the public that she had been confined, Madame de Berry left Paris and the Luxembourg palace.

Hoping to present a more sophisticated image, she combined her middle name with her mother's maiden name and became " Yvonne De Carlo.

Hoping to weaken the Tyrell influence over the court, the masses, and King Tommen, Cersei dispatches Ser Loras Tyrell to lead an army and force a quick ( and she hopes foolhardy ) end to the siege of Stannis Baratheon's forces on Dragonstone.

Hoping to launch a pop music career, she recorded two singles, titled " Airbag Generation " and " Set Me Free ", as well as two more singles, a Euro disco cabaret song called " Dance Dance Dance ", and a cover of Thelma Houston's Euro disco hit, " Don't Leave Me This Way ".

Hoping to facilitate her release, Dinah tried to convince both Cassie and Blake that she was truly remorseful about Hart's death.

Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition.

Hoping to kill him, she lures Danny up into the hills but he doesn't trust her and flees.

Hoping to heal her emotional wounds, she flees to Paris with her son and reunites with Lonny, who begs her to forgive him and give their marriage another chance.

Hoping for $ 200. 00 worth of orders, she was elated when he returned with over $ 5, 000 worth of business for her.

Hoping to work as an illustrator of children's books, she shopped her portfolio around New York City without success.

Hoping for clemency, Cromwell wrote in support of the annulment in his last personal address to the King.

Hoping to revive the cause of the demoralised Covenanters after their recent defeats, he resumed his field-preaching after reporting in code to McWard, “ I was received with more affection and joy than ever before .” On 8 December he wrote again in code to Rotterdam,

Hoping for a diversion in the south, William wrote to Louis asking for help.

Hoping to advance his career, MacKay wrote to Frank Patrick, operator of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ), expressing his desire to turn professional.

Brand and several other celebrities wrote to The Independent ( as supporters of the Hoping Foundation ) to condemn Israel's assault on Gaza, and the " cruel and massive loss of life of the citizens of Gaza ".< ref >

" Hoping to have a musical career, Summers and Milly Watson, lost interest in school, played truant frequently, and eventually quit school, only to find employment as a cinema attendant.

Hoping to rebound in 2008 – 09, Kiprusoff arrived for the start of the season in better shape, but continued to struggle as he was questioned on whether his heavy workload the previous three seasons – he played 76, 74 and 74 games of a possible 82 – were taking a toll on him.

Hoping that analysis of both the material culture and ethnographic studies of the ancient society will provide a clearer picture of the role gender plays / played in that society, archaeologists are using more diverse types of data and incorporating other aspects of the collected data that they did not include before.

Hoping to turn it into an advantage, Atlético proposed that the decisive match should be played in Madrid in their home ground, and in compensation they offered substantial financial compensation ($ 50, 000 for the club, plus $ 1, 000 for each player ) beside covering the accommodation and return ticket expenses.

Hoping to get there faster, Rand tries to lead them through a portal stone.

Hoping to neutralize the Texian force at Concepción before the remainder of the Texian Army arrived, Cos ordered Colonel Domingo Ugartechea to lead an early-morning assault on October 28.

Hoping to use the Julian Alps to their advantage, Arbogast and Eugenius planned to use them as the location for their series of ambushes that would, in theory, lead to the encirclement of Theodosius I and his troops.