Example sentences of "was expected [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was the one who was expected to liaise with civic authorities and heads of other churches . |
| 2 | For the cards this was expected to correlate with known area . |
| 3 | A review of offshore banks was also started and was expected to lead to several banks losing their licences to operate . |
| 4 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 5 | According to estimates prepared in advance of the Assembly [ see also p. 38891 ] , the global average for life expectancy was expected to rise by four months a year over the next five years . |
| 6 | At the time of the ban on nuclear power , demand was expected to rise by 1 percent a year . |
| 7 | Total expenditure was expected to rise by 19 per cent to TSh141,248 million , of which 30 per cent was expected to come from foreign loans and assistance . |
| 8 | Revenue from tax and non-tax sources was estimated at TSh118,547 million , while some TSh85,653 million — about 42 per cent of the total budget — was expected to come from overseas donors . |
| 9 | In response to higher than expected government revenue in 1989 , as a result of an increase in the value of exports , especially oil , projected revenue for 1990 was set at naira 47,657million ( US$1.00=N 7.6627 as at Jan. 8 , 1990 ) , of which N 38,628 million was expected to come from crude oil export ( based on a estimated price of US$16 per barrel ) and N 9,029 million from non-oil sources . |
| 10 | The ruling RPT firmly rejected in May a return to a multiparty system government [ see p. 37809 ] , but after mass protests and rioting in Lomé in October , described as the worst disturbances in 23 years of one-party rule , the RPT central committee approved a proposal for the drafting of a new constitution which was expected to provide for political pluralism [ see p. 37767 ] . |
| 11 | He was expected to practise for several hours a day , but was entrusted to supervise his own timetable . |