Example sentences of "[conj] he expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The sting for the oil industry came in the Chancellor 's later acknowledgment that he expected the changes in the oil taxation system to yield £300 million in additional Government revenue in 1994-95 and about £400 million the following year . |
2 | The UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar confirmed on Nov. 18 that he expected the release of the five remaining Western hostages by Christmas . |
3 | Sir Russell added that he expected the Chancellor 's action would provoke a strong response from his constituents . |
4 | At one point he even went as far as to tell a group of American diplomats that he expected the United States to take over the " primary role " which the British had hitherto held in the Middle East . |
5 | In this he was only following in Lanfranc 's footsteps , and it is clear that he expected the king to exercise more authority in ecclesiastical affairs than the more ‘ advanced ’ ecclesiastical theorists of his time thought tolerable . |
6 | But Bristol City chairman Leslie Kew , also chairman of the strife-torn Anglo-Italian Cup said last night that he expected the competition to be staged again next year despite the appalling disciplinary record in this season 's tournament . |
7 | But Bosnia 's Muslim president , Alija Izetbegovic , said yesterday on a visit to Turkey that he expected the Geneva talks to resume in two weeks . |
8 | When asked about a timeframe for these auctions , the spokesman said that there was ‘ no hurry ’ but that he expected the aircraft to have gone to its new home by Christmas . |
9 | While not giving details of the pricing , he said that the price-performance curve on the 80486 is the basis for pricing of the Pentium and that he expected the sort of dynamic that applied to the 80486 to apply to the Pentium as well — the 80486 being introduced at $900 to $1,000 and falling to $200 over a period of four years — at a rate of 30% per year . |
10 | The chief inspector of nuclear installations , Ron Anthony , now admits that he expected the inquiry to open later in the licensing procedure — which is independent of the inquiry 's deliberations . |
11 | He gave important , but merely verbal assurances that the proceeds from it for the arts , heritage , sport and charities would not substitute other government funds for these areas and that he expected the cash to begin flowing at the end of 1994 . |
12 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
13 | While he could provide no time scale for this , he did say that he expects the business to grow at 20% per annum . |
14 | If he expects the price of dollars — the exchange rate — in the spot market to be the same as the current forward price , then a rational agent would be indifferent between the transactions under certain conditions . |