I hope that the year is becoming good. vs I hope that the year is started good.

Both phrases have issues in terms of correct English usage. The first phrase has a tense inconsistency, and the second phrase has a word choice problem. A more appropriate way to express this sentiment would be "I hope this year is going well."

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I hope that the year is becoming good.

This phrase is not correct in English. The use of 'becoming good' in this context is awkward and not commonly used.

Instead of 'becoming good,' it is more natural to say 'is going well' or 'is turning out well.'

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Something doesn't suit in him, you/he/she is becoming good.
In that light, I hope that Europe is becoming increasingly Christian.
It is for this reason that the response from the Commission's meeting today was so positive, and I hope that will also encourage the Council to adopt the whole package before the year is out.
I hope that they enjoy the years ahead of them.
- I hope that it does us good.
We indeed hope that the year will end with the consolidation of democracy on 23 December during the parliamentary elections in Serbia.
I hope that the waste of money for the coming year is kept to a limit and actually stops.
I hope that a policy of equal opportunities will not be something just for today, but for 365 days in the year.
I hope that we will continue to work together with such powerful effect over the years to come in order to achieve much for Europe.
I hope that tomorrow Members will also stand by their amendment on banning PVC from the year 2005.
I hope that in the year 2004, each group will jointly put up its key European candidates for election in all Member States.
I hope that in 2009, the year of innovation, we will invest more in research aimed at identifying...
I hope that this will begin in the second half of the year.
And I hope that by discussing a Work Programme at the beginning of the year we will really introduce greater transparency and control into this area.
Once again, we have made a start, and I hope that this will result in something good.
I wish Burma well, and I hope that our actions here today will do some good.
I hope that the existing differences and regional problems can be overcome to the benefit of the common European good.
I hope that in the near future, we will also be successful in achieving an understanding on indicating the origin of goods.
I deeply regret this, as I know how hard he has worked, and I hope that my omission now has been made good.
We all hope that the Year will provide an incentive to those Member States that are being particularly tardy on implementing the Article 13 Directives to make progress.

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I hope that the year is going well.
I hope that the year is turning out well.

I hope that the year is started good.

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Started good' is not a common or appropriate way to express the idea of a year beginning positively.

A better way to convey this sentiment would be to say 'I hope that the year has started well.'

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It is for this reason that the response from the Commission's meeting today was so positive, and I hope that will also encourage the Council to adopt the whole package before the year is out.
I hope that they enjoy the years ahead of them.
- I hope that it does us good.
We indeed hope that the year will end with the consolidation of democracy on 23 December during the parliamentary elections in Serbia.
I hope that the waste of money for the coming year is kept to a limit and actually stops.
I hope that a policy of equal opportunities will not be something just for today, but for 365 days in the year.
I hope that we will continue to work together with such powerful effect over the years to come in order to achieve much for Europe.
I hope that tomorrow Members will also stand by their amendment on banning PVC from the year 2005.
I hope that in the year 2004, each group will jointly put up its key European candidates for election in all Member States.
I hope that in 2009, the year of innovation, we will invest more in research aimed at identifying...
I hope that this will begin in the second half of the year.
And I hope that by discussing a Work Programme at the beginning of the year we will really introduce greater transparency and control into this area.
Once again, we have made a start, and I hope that this will result in something good.
I wish Burma well, and I hope that our actions here today will do some good.
I hope that the existing differences and regional problems can be overcome to the benefit of the common European good.
I hope that in the near future, we will also be successful in achieving an understanding on indicating the origin of goods.
I deeply regret this, as I know how hard he has worked, and I hope that my omission now has been made good.
We all hope that the Year will provide an incentive to those Member States that are being particularly tardy on implementing the Article 13 Directives to make progress.
We will accordingly be supporting this motion for a resolution in the hope that there will be good news from Belarus before the year is out.
Twenty years is an important milestone, and I hope that we will be able to make a more than positive assessment of all the work that has been done.

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I hope that the year has started well.

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I hope that the year is becoming good. vs I hope that the year is started good.