Going to America used to be a dream, he continues, but now, he figures, why bother?
Future large-scale coalition assistance anywhere is more likely to be a dream than a reality.
Moreover, as Britain's recently deregulated electricity, gas and telecoms companies have discovered, brand recognition or loyalty seems to be a dream in the utilities business: having been assured of a basic level and quality of service, most consumers buy on price alone, and switch allegiances frequently.
Some people have hoped to build that dream house--complete with the wrap-around porch, but it might have to be a dream deferred, as the market for new homes is not progressing as well as some previously projected, said Greg Ghodsi, senior vice president at Raymond James.
An award-winning creative director sometimes holds the promise of a quick fix, but this can turn out to be a pipe dream.
The simple arithmetic calculation does not have to be a pipe dream.
It might seem to be a Republican dream: a wish list of goodies that make the Democratic governor (backed by public-sector unions) squirm.
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And while 14 countries and 12 U.S. states allow same-sex marriages, in South Korea that appears to be a distant dream for gay couples.
"Beyonce inspires others to dream because she is always reminding us that she was just a young girl from Houston, Texas, who had a dream to be a performer, and look at her now, " says Cori Murray, entertainment editor of Essence Magazine.
"To be able to play the tournament was a dream of mine, " Merrick told the PGA Tour website.
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I've made no secret when Josh approached me about being a character in the strip that it was my lifelong dream to be a comic book character.
Known of but unknowable, Hughes was always going to be a biographer's dream.
Touching distance is not close enough though, as Khan's dreams of becoming Britain's youngest world champion since Prince Naseem Hamed look to be just that, a dream.
She told the BBC that gamma-H2AX was a "fairly general phenomenon" and it "would be the dream" to develop a single test for a wide range of cancers.
What will your economic policies do for him within the next year, and hopefully to be able to secure a job and have that American Dream again, which has now been lost?
Indeed, the spread of broadband internet links, mobile phones and, in particular, home wireless networks over the past few years has led some people to conclude that the dream might even be about to become a reality.
And although he had wanted to achieve the top spot on the course, the Worksop player stated it would be a dream come true to replace Woods, who has led the rankings since June 2005.
For most market participants, if this thought occurred to them in a dream, it would be more than enough to cause them to wake up in cold sweats.
The creative vibe was so good that they decided to record a whole album together - to be in the legendary Anchor Studio with these musicians was a childhood dream come true for Papa Dee.
"This will give our designers a platform, an opportunity for their pieces to be in Selfridges, that's a dream come true, " says Akerele.
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She went for it because "it's always been a dream to be a national politician".
This is a dream to be in the semifinals with the likes of Chelsea, Villa, Swansea and we've got take it.
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Given her worldwide fame and celebrity, the Russian tennis icon would appear to be a Hollywood producer's dream but her chance of celluloid glory was thwarted by -- a Hollywood producer.
Call me silly, but I think a kid should be able to dream about becoming an NFL star playing in the Super Bowl -- a safe Super Bowl.
The charity said there needed to be greater understanding about the way in which fulfilling a dream appeared to provide a positive focus, empowered families and gave renewed strength to deal with chronic illness and bereavement.
"I'm chuffed to bits to be selected, it's a dream come true, " he said.
"Just thinking I'm going to be part of aviation history is a dream, " he told the paper.
An avid bird-watcher whose childhood dream was to be a biologist, Davis has taken more than a dozen volunteer trips.
His career dream was to be a pilot, but that was thwarted when he failed the final year of school.
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