Example sentences of "[prep] [adj -er] [subord] expected [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However trading was subdued with better than expected trade figures showing a £3.3bn visible trade deficit having little effect . |
| 2 | SHARES boomed on better than expected inflation figures for both Britain and Germany yesterday . |
| 3 | The declaration draws attention to faster than expected world population growth and the accelerating pace of environmental decay , and concludes : " Sustainable development can be achieved , but only if irreversible degradation of the environment can be halted in time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The level of spending was apparently greater than originally planned and it was suggested that the increase was made possible by higher than expected oil revenues for 1989 . |