Example sentences of "expected [prep] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issue was expected to be the major obstacle to any agreement being reached . |
| 2 | A BACK-TO-BASICS drive for Scottish pupils is expected to be the key influence in a ministerial review of the new school curriculum . |
| 3 | Carriers are expected to be the first users of the interface since it will significantly reduce the cost of building a new Frame Relay network or of extending an existing Frame Relay network . |
| 4 | Professor Anthony Kay describes a case in which the council avoided investigating what many would have expected to be the central issue — was the accused doctor offering a treatment that could undoubtedly do harm but for which there was no scientific evidence of benefit ? |
| 5 | Rechargeable batteries are expected to be the fastest-growing sector in the market during the Nineties . |
| 6 | British high jump record holder Steve Smith is expected to be the chief guest at the Liverpool and District Catholic Schools prize presentation in the Philharmonic Hall on November 22 . |
| 7 | Those who attempted to manage the political affairs of a county or district of burghs had not only to contribute towards any public project in their area , they were expected to be the leading subscribers , and it mattered little whether or not they agreed with the project in view . |
| 8 | IN exactly 12 months time Dublin will stage the International Golden Oldies festival when 6,000 of the seer and mellow generation will furnish teams for what is expected to be the biggest celebration yet . |
| 9 | This implies a dramatic shift in Moscow 's non-committal stance on the Western allies ' 1987 Berlin Initiative , which is expected to be the main subject of today 's talks . |
| 10 | Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until the 1993 meeting , when it is expected to be the main focus of environmental lobbying . |
| 11 | The new party was expected to be the main opposition grouping in the colony 's reformed legislature , which was to have almost a third of its members chosen by general election [ see p. 37248 ] . |
| 12 | RIG owners are expected to be the main losers from oil tax changes announced in the Budget , according to a study issued yesterday by the Edinburgh energy consultants , Wood Mackenzie . |
| 13 | Local authority general services — mainly district functions like refuse collection and disposal , recreation , tourism and the countryside , as well as functions shared with regions like industrial development — are expected to be the main beneficiaries of the extra money from the EC . |
| 14 | Chancellor Norman Lamont is expected to be the big loser in a reshuffle with either Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke or Transport Secretary John MacGregor favourites to take over . |
| 15 | A 90-YEAR-OLD three-quarter from Japan is expected to be the oldest player on view in an international Golden Oldies rugby festival in Dublin later this month . |
| 16 | A 90-YEAR-OLD three-quarter from Japan is expected to be the oldest player on view in an international Golden Oldies rugby festival in Dublin later this month . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , although possessing a less extensive grant of power , the Commission was widely expected to be the dynamic element in further moves towards integration . |