I want to use "it is...that" sentence pattern to express the same meaning as "I hope that..". The first thing to come to my mind is "it is my hope/wish that ...", but that sounds quite weird.
So how am I supposed to alter "I hope that.." into the "it is..that.." pattern? What word should I choose? As far as I can imagine the candidates are "hope", "wish" and "expectation", but none of them seems to sound right.
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"It is my hope" is not unusual. A quick search with Google gets over 7 million hits on that exact phrase.
The less personal "It is to be hoped" is also common.
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Doesn't '"It is my hope" is not unusual. A quick search with Google gets over 7 million hits on that exact phrase.' make this general reference? Jul 4, 2015 at 20:23
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@EdwinAshworth Google isn't a reference in itself, so no. I don't know if you can find it is my hope that… in an actual reference work, but I would guess probably not. I would say this is not GR, though I find it strange that the asker used the phrase and apparently dismissed it without even checking to see if it should be dismissed or not. Jul 4, 2015 at 21:35
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@Janus 'Over 7 million hits' would seem to veer towards authority. If this is not accepted, this answer is totally unsubstantiated. Something needs downwhotsiting. Jul 4, 2015 at 21:45
"It is what I hope for as I answer my first question on this board" is my answer.
In the the context of "it" referring to increasing reputation points, this also has the benefit of being a true statement.
