For European officials, ultra-fast optical fibre networks offer unhoped-for potential for innovation by allowing new online content and services, which translate into growth and new jobs.
He was the one who managed to seal an agreement in Council - admittedly less substantial but practically unhoped-for - on two proposals most member states would not hear of (flag state liability and insurance of ship owners).
Knightley's arrival should provide more relief than it does: as the unhoped-for "third to cheer a long evening," he in reality brings an unwelcome re-hash of the mournful occasion of the day, a failed joke that nearly turns into a hurtful misunderstanding, and a wet-blanket admonishment to Emma about her dangerous matchmaking schemes.
THOSE who maintain that the Flat can't match the jumps for sheer emotion had their dumbs well and truly founded on Friday when the racing family Balding hit unhoped-for heights of happiness with Casual Look's Oaks victory.