> 来年は是非明るい年でありますように願うばかりです I hope that the next year will be great for you

Is this sentence grammatically incorrect? In what way(s)? If incorrect, why
can でありますように not be followed by an explicit verb? Can it be followed by
another type of verb?

Here is the original example <http://omo-ashi.progoo.com/bbs/omo-
ashi_topic_pr_704.html>
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Can でありますように be followed by a verb?
I understand this sentence perfectly and don't think it is grammatically wrong
or sounds awkward, but I think 'でありますように' already implies 'I hope', so if you
add '願うばかりです' to it then it'd sound like the 'I hope' part is repeated and
redundant.

I also doubt '是非' can be used this way. It'd literally mean 'by all means'
here but I think this kind of 是非 is usually used when you
recommend/advise/ask/suggest someone (to) do something, like
'是非出席してください。'/'是非読んでみてください。'

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I'd rather say

'来年は是非とも明るい年となってくれるよう願うばかりです。'/'来年は明るい年となることを願うばかりです。'

or '来年は明るい年でありますように。'/'来年は明るい年となりますように。'
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でありますように can be followed by any verb that can make it part of a sensible
sentence.

The most prevalent verb to fit that bill is 願う.

It is so prevalent in that use, in fact; that when people say 〜ように。; they
usually mean 〜ようにねがいます。.
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I think 「～でありますように、～」is OK, but I'd rather say 「来年は明るい年となるようにお願いいたします。」.
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