Example sentences of "was [adv] expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits since an extensive single trading area ( such as existed in America ) might allow larger-scale industrial production and greater efficiency . |
| 2 | Maryland was organized as a late and formal version of the feudal system , the Virginian way of life was always expected to reflect some memories of the heirs of the Elizabethan gentlemen and seadogs who had launched it , and Massachusetts and the other New England colonies that emerged from it retained a moral earnestness that sometimes survived the loss of the faith that had initially inspired the earnestness . |
| 3 | Appalled by the Flight 103 disaster , perhaps more than most as a result of his recent experiences , but still entirely unaware of any possible connection between his Cyprus assignment and the bombing , Coleman appeared with Tom Brokaw on NBC 's ‘ Nightly News ’ without realizing that , inactive or not , he was still expected to clear such engagements first with the DIA . |
| 4 | ‘ They should teach a guy these things at school , ’ Sam said lamely , as he was clearly expected to make some response . |
| 5 | ) , Leapor was probably expected to combine basic cooking with extensive cleaning both in the kitchen and other parts of the house . |
| 6 | The hearing , which was originally expected to last six weeks , became one of the world 's longest medical disciplinary proceedings , with McBride himself spending nearly seven weeks under cross-examination . |
| 7 | it has , however , been characterized throughout by limited resources and was never expected to produce detailed results , but rather to identify areas which should be investigated further . |