Until two years ago, it was ritual among Supreme Court-watchers to speculate that this term would be Rehnquist's last.
The Supreme Court-watchers were hoping this term would be Rehnquist's last.
mnli hypothesis: The Supreme Court-watchers were hoping this term would be Rehnquist's last. premise: Until two years ago, it was ritual among Supreme Court-watchers to speculate that this term would be Rehnquist's last.