Example sentences of "is expect [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dixons chairman , Mr Stanley Kalms , is expected to issue a formal rejection of the Kingfisher offer this morning . |
| 2 | Although it is not known when he will be able to return to his £350,000-a-year job , he is expected to lead a normal life within three months . |
| 3 | The legislation for the new agency was expected to have been introduced into Parliament at the earliest possible opportunity by Secretary of State for the Environment , Michael Heseltine , who is expected to set a firm date for publication of the consultation paper on the new environment agency sometime in October . |
| 4 | The draw , which will divide the 24 qualifiers into groups and determine the nine venues , is expected to draw a worldwide TV audience of more than one billion and be attended by 10,000 dignitaries , soccer officials and media personnel . |
| 5 | Even today the emigrant returning for a visit is expected to spend a fair amount of money entertaining family and friends . |
| 6 | Despite its first night technical problem , Les Miserables is expected to enjoy a successful run in Manchester . |
| 7 | After arriving in the late afternoon , she is expected to board a local Liat airline flight for one of the Caribbean islands , with St Kitts emerging as a possible holiday venue . |
| 8 | The Broadcasting Bill , due next month , is expected to spark a radical reshaping of radio in the UK , broadly along the lines envisaged in the Government 's 1987 Green Paper ‘ Radio : Choices and Opportunities ’ . |
| 9 | Provided the seals have remained intact and the air is uncontaminated , analysis of the samples is expected to give a unique insight into the composition of the atmosphere at that time , and consequently provide an indication of changes which have occurred in the last three centuries , the period of worldwide industrialization and the extensive burning of fossil fuels . |
| 10 | Mr Jones , long Blaize 's self-effacing righthand man , is expected to call a general election , which is constitutionally due within three months . |
| 11 | It has a majority of just 16 in the 630-seat lower house but Mr Amato is expected to call a fresh confidence vote in the next few days to prove he still has parliamentary approval . |
| 12 | GM is expected to take a key stake in Jaguar in return for substantial investment . |
| 13 | The coefficient is expected to take a negative sign . |
| 14 | Welcome back : Tactical voting is expected to play a major part in the general election , as Labour and the Liberal Democrats try to oust the Conservatives in marginal seats . |
| 15 | Scottish Television invested three hundred thousand pounds in the extension to the college , which is expected to play a vital part in the future of the gaelic language and culture . |
| 16 | However Microsoft is expected to offer a single-user version of SQL Server for NT that will appear at the same time as the operating system which , according to reports , may cost less than $1,500 , and will be targeted at value-added resellers , integrators and corporate developers . |
| 17 | However , Microsoft is expected to offer a single-user version of SQL Server for NT that 'll appear at the same time as the operating system which , according to reports , may cost less than $1,500 , and will be targeted at value-added resellers , integrators and corporate developers . |
| 18 | IBM Corp is expected to launch a full RAID 5 disk array for the RS/6000 using its new 2Gb 3.5 ’ drives — maybe as soon as Tuesday . |
| 19 | IBM Corp is expected to launch a full RAID 5 disk array for the RS/6000 using its new 2Gb 3.5″ drives — maybe as soon as Tuesday . |
| 20 | Having taken control of Volvo 's 29 per cent Pharmacia stake , which carries nearly half of the voting rights in Sweden 's biggest drugs company , Procordia is expected to launch a full takeover bid of at least £1billion . |
| 21 | Using equation ( 2 ) , the cost of debt finance can be calculated as follows : The current market value of the firm 's equity finance is £1 million and the firm is expected to pay a perpetual dividend of £120,000 each year ( that is , g=0 ) . |
| 22 | Its operation is expected to produce a major increase in radioactive discharges . |
| 23 | Based on the Teesside Development Corporation 's ‘ renaissance ’ project along the river banks and old docklands , the museum is expected to attract a million visitors a year from its opening in 1995 . |
| 24 | Magnet , the troubled kitchen and DIY retailer , is expected to announce a financial restructuring today including extended interest and capital repayments on £562million of debt incurred by the £630million management buy-out . |
| 25 | NCR is expected to announce a full Unix implementation of its Cooperation office software running on Intel machines at Unix Expo . |
| 26 | Lock , who has denied involvement in the narcotics trade , and also denies knowing Gregory , is expected to face a separate charge for the latest alleged offence , a British Embassy spokeswoman said . |
| 27 | Estimated in excess of £200,000 , the wedding suit of James , Duke of York , later James II of England , is expected to achieve a new world record for any item of costume at auction . |
| 28 | Microsoft Corp is expected to introduce a new version of Microsoft C/C++ , renamed Visual C++ , this quarter : now in beta test , Visual C++ includes Visual Workbench — a Windows-based development environment — foundation class libraries , App Studio — an editor which alters bit maps , dialogue boxes and cursors — as well as debuggers and browsers . |
| 29 | But , as a sign that some things do not change , Lord McAlpine , former Conservative Party treasurer , is expected to host a small party for friends , many connected with the ancien regime around Mrs Thatcher . |
| 30 | Eurotunnel is expected to make a new rights issue next year and will presumably negotiate new loans on the strength of recently amended forecasts which show a sharp rise in revenue after 2003 . |