Example sentences of "it expect [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Habitat decided to launch its incredibly successful range of glass tableware in the US , it expected to take the American market by storm . |
| 2 | He said the emphasis on staff training meant that in May it expected to gain the prestigious BS5750 award for the quality of care it provides . |
| 3 | The board says it expects to hold the total dividend for the year to April at 8.3p , and the shares fell 12p to 288p on the cash-call news . |
| 4 | Siemens AG held its annual meeting in Munich yesterday , and according to Reuter said it expects to cut the losses at its computer and semiconductor divisions this year , although it was still not satisfied with the results of the two divisions : chairman Heinrich von Pierer told the meeting that the combined losses of Siemens Nixdorf and the semiconductor division last fiscal was over $625m , casting doubt on whether cost-cutting programmes already announced would suffice ; at Siemens Nixdorf , there is now a stronger focus on products with a bright future and a reduction in the amount of work done in-house . |
| 5 | Motorola Inc says it expects to have the first version of its hand-held personal communicator on the market by the end of this year : the device , internally code-named the Personal Messenger , will be Motorola 's first product from its alliance with General Magic Corp : the hand-held device will initially handle data only , but will be able to transmit and receive messages and electronic mail from all current electronic mail systems ; the target price is a hefty $2,000 . |
| 6 | Upjohn says that it expects to hear the result of the appeal towards the end of April . |
| 7 | The firm also says it is continuing to make steady progress on Iceberg , and that it expects to enter the internal beta test portion of the programme in July or August , and hopes to ship production units a year late , in the fourth quarter of this year . |
| 8 | It expects to add the C4 series of vector processors , now in an ‘ advanced stage ’ of development and due next year , to the Meta Series . |
| 9 | The interim dividend is being held at 4p , and the board says it expects to keep the final dividend , and therefore the total , unchanged at 6p . |