Hi<br/><br/>Which of the following sentences is more natural? Is "<b>for</b>" optional? Is "<b>about"</b> optional, too?<br/><br/><b>The improvement that had been hoped<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"> for</span> never <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">came.</span></b><br/><br/><b>The improvement that had been hoped <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">for</span> never <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">came about.</span></b><br/><br/>Thanks,<br/><br/>Tom