Example sentences of "[pron] is expect [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | City of London Telecommunications — or COLT — has already started construction of the network , which is expected to go on-line towards the end of the year . |
| 2 | In response , the Lord Chancellor established a review of the financial conditions for legal aid in November 1989 , which is expected to take three years to complete its work . |
| 3 | The project , which is expected to take some 18 months to complete , will enable all library staff to have access through the online catalogue to up-to-date information on all periodicals and newspaper titles currently received , including the date of the last issue received , and , in most cases , the expected date of the next issue . |
| 4 | It played an important part in attracting investment from Digital UK Ltd , Sun Microsystems Ltd and Motorola , which is expected to create 3,000 jobs . |
| 5 | The £6 million scheme , which is expected to create 150 jobs with 85 more during construction , will provide DIY , electrical and furniture shopping facilities for the north-west of the city . |
| 6 | The Congress , which is expected to last 10 days , is due to consider the economic crisis and hear a state-of-the-nation report from Mr Yeltsin . |
| 7 | The trial , which is expected to last another 5 weeks , has been adjourned until Tuesday . |
| 8 | The case , which is expected to last several weeks , continues today . |
| 9 | It remains open pending the outcome of the tribunal , which is expected to last 3 weeks . |
| 10 | HSBC , which is expected to release good profits on Monday , still fell 38p to 603p , reflecting the 200-point drop in the Hang Seng index after the Hong Kong governor 's decision to proceed with plans for partial democracy in the colony in the teeth of Chinese hostility . |
| 11 | The dolphin is one of the most visible victims of the major disturbance of marine life caused by the controversial airport 's construction , which is expected to involve some 60 per cent of the world 's dredging fleet . |
| 12 | They are shutting off 35 roads in Handsworth , Birmingham , to create 28 ‘ public safety zones ’ for the event which is expected to attract 500,000 visitors . |
| 13 | Mr Brownhut said he had no idea why anyone should want to upset the show , which is expected to attract thousands of spectators from all over the province . |
| 14 | A NEW service which is expected to encourage more travellers to switch from road to rail made its inaugural run into Middlesbrough station yesterday . |
| 15 | The reshuffle clears the decks before Monday 's crucial scheduled central committee 's meeting which is expected to reveal alarming details about Bulgaria 's ailing economy and to tackle the problem of Mr Zhivkov 's internationally comdemned assimilation policy against the country 's Turkish minority . |
| 16 | Equally , the ‘ signposting ’ role now being adopted by UNEP 's GRID project — which is expected to offer on-line access to a catalogue of environmental data sets and details of the responsible agencies in 1991 — is to be welcomed . |
| 17 | The store is a further boost to the Post Office 's network of shops across the country which is expected to total 300 within five years . |
| 18 | The two sides agreed to hold a further meeting soon which is expected to produce firm proposals for resolving some of the Irish concerns on security . |
| 19 | She is expected to place great emphasis on Britain 's contribution to controlling the hole in the ozone layer and global warming . |
| 20 | She is expected to make many changes to the 200-year-old building . |
| 21 | Thatcherites have been rewarded with the rapid promotion of Michael Portillo , who is expected to keep public spending in check as Chief Secretary to the Treasury . |
| 22 | The Tunnel itself is expected to generate additional traffic as well as attracting business from existing modes . |
| 23 | And he goes on : ‘ No one is expecting to make big money — all players would ask is to be treated reasonably in line with what they achieve . ’ |
| 24 | It is expected to see initial revenues from the Sentry-E as in the fourth quarter , with first-year sales put at about $25m . |
| 25 | Last year it was 23 per cent , and this year it is expected to reach 34 per cent . |
| 26 | It is expected to last two months with a break between June 19 and July 7 . |
| 27 | Ultimately , it is expected to provide overnight accommodation for up to 30 volunteers . |
| 28 | Now their 2,000-strong collection has been sent to Christie 's , where it is expected to make hundreds of thousands of pounds . |
| 29 | Psychogenic reactions on food testing ( see p 148 ) can occur just as easily in children as in adults , and if knows he is expected to go wild when he tries milk he may well oblige . |
| 30 | Salim leaves them , takes off on the first of a series of ‘ flights ’ , and treks to the interior , to a country which appears to be compounded of the Congo and of Uganda , in order to earn a living from a store which he has acquired from a man whose daughter he is expected to marry one day . |