Example sentences of "expect [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Women born in 1955–9 with non-manual fathers expected rather more children ( 2.44 to 2.12 ) than women from manual backgrounds , and the new difference is maintained in the most recent cohorts ( General Household Survey ) . |
2 | The company says that while it expected somewhat lower revenue in the first quarter because of seasonal factors and a product transition to R4000-based systems , the revenue decline was principally down to deferrals in customer orders and licensing activity as a result of the announcement of the proposed merger deal . |
3 | Traditionally , a low ratio is interpreted as indicating that investors as a whole expect rather low levels of future earnings or that those earnings are subject to a high level of risk . |
4 | ‘ We expect highly competitive prices with cost reduction opportunities which come through innovation by the supplier . ’ |
5 | More educated Indonesians , though , expect more sophisticated prizes . |
6 | Early DOE development kits featuring the engine are expected early next year . |
7 | Its SPARCbook 2 notebook computer is expected early next year . |
8 | First products are expected early next year and will be marketed by both companies , reports say . |
9 | Crowds attending the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London stood a 70% chance of getting wet and more rain is expected early next week . |
10 | The newly formed Catering Committee is expected early next month to consider two consultants ' reports on the architectural feasibility and management implications of converting the premises of the former St. Stephen 's tavern into a refreshment facility for groups of Members ' visitors . |
11 | Its report , which is expected early this year and will be widely available , makes several recommendations which if accepted will improve the transition from full time to flexible working . |
12 | Hearings are expected early this year , and if approved , are expected to be contested in the federal court . |
13 | A major upgrade is expected later next year . |
14 | The new controller is expected to improve performance but not add functionality ; a controller capable of handling arrays is expected later this year . |
15 | Availability is expected later this year . |
16 | Faster clock speeds are expected later this year . |
17 | Census data are used to calculate the scores , but these may be as much as 12 years out of date ( current data were collected in 1981 ; scores based on the 1991 census are expected later this year ) . |
18 | Statutory consultation is expected later this year after receipt of responses to these proposals from purchasers , providers , and professional bodies . |
19 | A decision is expected later this month . |
20 | River Edge , New Jersey-based Delta Management Systems Inc , which specialises in administrative software for Kindergarten to 12th Grade schools and community colleges , claims that it completed the conversion of its Unix-based Administrative/Student Software to the HP 3000 in eight weeks , using the Posix interface , and availability is expected later this month . |
21 | More bouts of fog are expected later this week . |
22 | More on that is expected later this week . |
23 | A final decision on whether the Ayr or Galway plant will survive Digital 's planned shedding of up to 25,000 jobs worldwide is expected later this week . |
24 | The vote is expected later this week . |
25 | He added that a statement was expected later this week on moves to secure the colliery 's financial position . |
26 | The US authorities expected about 300,000 applications during that period , but could process only about 350 a day at the Moscow embassy . |
27 | There was a long series of public meetings in 1980 and one of these was set up as a sort of week-end rally to which the anti-nuclear people were invited from all over Ireland , and at a big indoor public meeting during that weekend where you would normally have expected about 400 people to turn up , only about two locals turned up and the rest were all outsiders . |
28 | Although advertising is picking up after the recession , most in the industry only expect fairly modest growth . |
29 | Moreover , Emerald is late — originally the company said that it would be launched in the first quarter , but it is now expected sometime this summer . |
30 | ‘ Now that we are scrapping the supplement completely , we expect even more interest . |