Example sentences of "expected [to-vb] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After much uncertainty it became plain that the Russians could not expect Mr Aziz to return to Moscow until late on Thursday ; he was expected to go at once to see Mikhail Gorbachev . |
| 2 | This means that average household size in Great Britain fell from about 3.21 to about 2.56 persons over this period and this decline is expected to continue at least until to the end of the century ( Social Trends 10 , 1979 , Table 2.3 ; General Household Survey 1985 , 1987 , Table 3.11 ; Department of the Environment , 1986a ) . |
| 3 | The following day Sharif sent a special envoy to the UN Secretary-General , calling for a UN fact-finding mission to Kashmir , and warning that Pakistan " can not be expected to continue to indefinitely prevent such marches by use of force " . |
| 4 | Left-wing parties were highly critical of the proposals , and called instead for increases in public spending to reduce unemployment , which was expected to remain at around 10 per cent . |
| 5 | The economy was predicted to expand by 8 per cent in 1992 , its ninth year of consecutive growth , while inflation was expected to fall to around 13 per cent , from 18.7 per cent at the end of 1991 . |
| 6 | In the United States , the encyclopaedia was launched early in 1991 at US$399 but the price is expected to fall to about US$299 by the end of the year . |
| 7 | In South Asia the total number of people living in poverty is expected to fall from over 500 million today to some 360 million by 2000 , and in East Asia from 290 millions to 60 millions . |
| 8 | The amount payable in annual damage compensation to West German landowners was expected to fall by more than $20,000,000 . |
| 9 | In 1991 sales are expected to slip to around 13.5m . |
| 10 | Preferences can change , and if different political parties have differing views , a private rather than social interest can not be expected to persist for ever . |
| 11 | Altogether — including the logo design , new stationery ( and , in some cases , new shop fronts ) the cost of the new identity is expected to come to about £600,000 . |
| 12 | The supply from waste/recycled resources is expected to increase to over 70% of regional aggregates consumption by 2011 . |
| 13 | The game currently turns over $3.5 million a week , which is expected to increase to around $8 million a week within two years . |
| 14 | The estimated four million people over 75 are expected to increase by more than 40 per cent by 2030 . |
| 15 | GERMAN inflation , now at 4.7 p.c. in the western part of the country , is expected to peak at below 5 p.c. before easing over the course of the year , Bundesbank council member Otmar Issing said yesterday . |
| 16 | In the case of developing countries , different dates of origin may in themselves be expected to lead to quite different features in their industrial relations despite the attainment of a similar stage of economic development . |
| 17 | While the Barcode Battler is expected to sell for just £40 , and software comes free , it could add thousands of pounds to the family shopping bill . |
| 18 | You 'll get little change from £40,000 for the 300SE , the 500SE is expected to sell for around £60,000 while the flagship 600SEL ( the short wheelbase model wo n't be sold in Britain ) is expected to be close to £80,000 — £22,500 more than the rival 750iL BMW . |
| 19 | Exhibited internationally twenty times , it is expected to sell for around £2.5 million ( $4.25 million ) , unless previously purchased for the nation . |
| 20 | A stuffed lion which is expected to sell for more than a thousand pounds is just one of the unusual exhibits at a auction of taxidermy . |
| 21 | The Military Cross , and other awards from companies and foreign governments are expected to sell for more than two thousand pounds . |
| 22 | The first Apple Computer Inc PowerPC systems are expected to sell for under $2,000 — these will be true Macintosh systems running Macintosh applications . |
| 23 | FERRANTI 'S shares return to active trading today after a three-week suspension and are expected to open at around 45p . |
| 24 | The final price for FotoMan is expected to retail at less than £600 exclusive of VAT and should be available during the spring of 1992 . |
| 25 | The TVT1 decoder is expected to retail for under $300 . |
| 26 | In a new report it complains that ‘ it is disappointing that much of the information the Inspectorate has expected to receive by now is not yet available to it … . the Inspectorate is still finding it particularly difficult not having a schedule and specification for the complete protection system ; this is basic information which should have been provided in the Pre-Construction Safety Report ( PCSR ) which will not be available until September 1983 ’ . |
| 27 | The British aircraft industry was expected to shrink to only a fifth of its existing size , giving the USA an enormous head start . |
| 28 | The former Digital Equipment Corp plant in Springfield , Massachusetts is host to a new company formed and staffed by former DEC staffers , SpringBoard Technology Corp , which will specialise in the refurbishing and low-volume manufacturing of tape drives , disk drives and modules : SpringBoard is scheduled to open on May 24 and is expected to grow to over 100 staff . |
| 29 | In the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 13cm . |
| 30 | It is found in the rivers of Colombia and Peru , and in the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 130mm . |