Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [to-vb] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been a small reduction in cigarette smoking , to 1,008 per capita ; military spending fell in 1990 and figures for 1991 were expected to show a further decline ; and significantly smaller quantities of ozone-depleting chemicals are being produced ; but , disturbingly , grain production has fallen while population continues to grow at record rates . |
| 2 | The satellite was expected to earn a further US$1,000 million . |
| 3 | The educational system was expected to produce a higher output of suitable entrants to professional and managerial employment ; one aspect of this was the hope of tapping an unused pool of talent among those lacking educational opportunities . |
| 4 | The creation of a new party was also a more exciting enterprise which was expected to have a greater effect on public opinion : for the first twelve months — until the Falklands crisis arrived — the SDP gained much favourable publicity and appeared to be potentially successful . |
| 5 | In the next five years NASA was expecting to spend a further $15 billion on its plans for space station Freedom . |