Example sentences of "expect [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also expected that IBM may want to shed up to a further 30,000 people from its 300,000-strong pay roll , with undisguised lay-offs clearly on the agenda . |
| 2 | They also pointed out that in a competitive market for a homogeneous product it was to be expected that prices would be identical and follow each other closely . |
| 3 | His enthusiasm was not matched by representatives of those industries and it is expected that EC countries will remain the main export targets . |
| 4 | Affectivity is only incomprehensible if it is expected that emotions can be translated into thoughts with a proposition contained within them . |
| 5 | It was expected that Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , the UN Secretary-General , US Secretary of State James Baker , and Soviet Foreign Minister Aleksandr Bessmertnykh , would all attend the formal signing . |
| 6 | In the leadership elections scheduled for mid-February 1992 it was expected that Peres would be challenged by Rabin . |
| 7 | It is tempting to suppose , however , that if homoeopathy were not efficacious it would scarcely have survived for so long , since it would be expected that doctors would cease to practise it or patients to demand it . |
| 8 | It is expected that assignments to the headship will normally occur on a five-year cycle , with the existing head eligible to be redesignated . |
| 9 | It was expected that talks would resume by the end of June . |
| 10 | Although the programme could be altered from day to day , it is expected that objectors ' evidence will begin the following Tuesday . |
| 11 | It is expected that instructors will become increasingly familiar with the material as they teach to more groups . |
| 12 | Following the rejection of the proposals put forward by the ruling Popular Democratic Party ( PPD ) in the referendum held on Dec. 8 , 1991 [ see p. 38670 ] , the Governor , Rafael Hernández Colón , announced his intention not to seek re-election in the gubernatorial elections due to be held in November 1992 ; it was expected that Victoria Múñoz Mendoza would be endorsed as the PPD 's candidate for the governorship . |
| 13 | Where it is expected that circulars , advertisements and other public documents will be used as part of the takeover process it will be important that all statements contained in them can be substantiated with adequate fact . |
| 14 | It was to be expected that Britain as the leading maritime power should take a lead in scientific voyages , which could be directly linked to shorter passage times and greater safety , and the general advancement of trade . |
| 15 | An examination of Figure 4.4 shows that it is expected that UK car production will increase in the next ten years ( largely as a result of Japanese investment ) and that consequently the share of car imports in the British market will decline , as will the motor industry trade deficit . |
| 16 | It is widely expected that bondholders will then be asked to convert some of their holdings into a new convertible preference share . |
| 17 | One would have expected that Alfred , as the eldest , would have taken over the family firm or that it would have been left to the four of you jointly . ’ |
| 18 | Although Ceausescu had paid most of the country 's $11,000,000 million foreign debt during the 1980s , depriving the Romanians of food for the sake of export revenues , it was expected that Romania would need to raise foreign loans before the end of the year . |
| 19 | Irene had fully expected that Douglas 's move to a new branch would lead to promotion , but it had n't happened . |
| 20 | It was expected that Zuno would face a retrial , much to the embarrassment of the Mexican government as the case against him included witnesses who had alleged that senior government , military and police officers had been involved in the conspiracy to kill Camarena . |
| 21 | It is expected that students will understand what is meant in this context by the terms rank , cohesion , and context of situation , and that they will know something of those recent developments with which the term ‘ Systemic ’ is particularly associated . |
| 22 | Under this heading it is expected that students will be concerned with the following topics : — |
| 23 | Massingham had expected that Darren would live in one of the high rise local authority housing estates in Paddington . |
| 24 | It might have been expected that strategies aimed to change the stressful circumstances themselves would be an important feature of the coping responses they uncovered . |
| 25 | The club have kept this one very quiet as it was not expected that Hanley , who returned from a summer in Australia with a bad pelvic strain , would come back before the New Year . |
| 26 | By the year 2000 , it is expected that women will represent almost 50% of the workforce , so , assuming women have the same potential management skills as men , and bearing in mind that women gained 45% of first degrees in 1989 , companies that fail to recruit or promote them are cutting their reservoir of managerial talent by half . |
| 27 | To attain efficiency , it would be expected that factors of production would be allocated so that their marginal products would be equal . |
| 28 | SSAP9 states that net realisable value is the amount at which it is expected that items of stock can be disposed of without creating either profit or loss in the year of sale , i.e. the estimated proceeds of sale less all further costs to completion and less all costs to be incurred in marketing , selling and distributing directly related to the items in question . |
| 29 | It is expected that candidates will have a production speed of at least 25 wpm . |
| 30 | It is expected that candidates will have a production speed of at least 35 wpm . |