Example sentences of "expects a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major Japanese computer manufacturers expect to report sharp declines in profits for fiscal 1993 , Associated Press reports from Tokyo : five companies — Hitachi Ltd , Toshiba Corp , Mitsubishi Electric Co , NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd are expected to report a combined 72% decline in profits , according to the Nippon Keizai Shimbun , the second consecutive drop in yearly earnings among the five firms , which collectively saw a 59% drop last year from the prior year ; NEC has revised its expected loss upwards to $370m from $77m forecast in November , Hitachi expects earnings to fall 33% to $733m , Fujitsu forecast its first loss at $8.6m , and Mitsubishi Electric expects a 30% fall in profit to $336m ; Sony Corp , NEC and Hitachi are considering raising export prices to compensate for a 6.5% appreciation of the yen against the dollar in the past month , which has begun to erode Japanese exporters ' profits . |
| 2 | He expects a ruling from Ian Lang , Secretary of State for Scotland , on the proposals by the end of this month . |
| 3 | And having long been supported by the institution he will be crucially aware that it expects a degree of loyalty verging on deference or acquiescence . |
| 4 | Every author makes certain assumptions about his or her reader and expects a degree of knowledge , understanding , and experience . |
| 5 | The Treasury now expects a fall of 1% in non-oil GDP in 1992 , followed by growth of 1% in 1993 : the average GDP growth in 1993 forecast by independents is 1 1/2 % . |
| 6 | But in Japan only one senior figure is to stand trial ; nobody expects a referendum . |
| 7 | The psalmist expects a response that is physical as he invites the worshippers : |
| 8 | However , it thinks some kind of contact will be forged over time and expects a port to the company 's DRS6000 Unix box to materialise in the not too distant future . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , one naturally expects a cattery to be more austere , ’ said Mark . |
| 10 | It expects a deficit of $30 billion ( £18 billion ) this year , against the Treasury 's £14.5 billion . |
| 11 | Their routine is quite demanding and in some ways it expects a level of determination on the part of the rehabilitee that would probably be high enough to get him back to work without a course of formal rehabilitation . |
| 12 | One expects a child who mastered four notes in his first week to master four more in the second ; a child who has achieved doggy-paddle with both feet off the bottom to progress logically to breaststroke . |
| 13 | The market expects a jump in profits from £3.4m to £4.2m pre-tax this year and news of further contract awards , together with a few senior management appointments , is expected soon . |
| 14 | Party loyalty is by no means an irrelevant factor in explaining and predicting the behaviour of congressmen , but on any issue that they perceive to be contentious within their districts nobody expects a member of Congress to put party before district . |
| 15 | The 18-person PS'Soft unit sells only in France at present , but it expects a UK outlet to be established shortly . |
| 16 | The eighteen-person PS'Soft unit sells only in France at present , but expects a UK outlet to be established soon . |
| 17 | Three possible sites have been identified and the Mayor , Councillor Seamus Close , expects a decision on the location of the building within six months . |
| 18 | Currently , the spread is about ten points , suggesting that the market expects a default rate of about 10% . |
| 19 | It expects a loss for the first quarter and the loss will be substantially larger than analyst estimates — the average forecast has been for a loss of two cents a share on turnover of $565m — a figure the company says is way too high . |
| 20 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 21 | Nobody expects a paragon of virtue but the nurse is meant to be realistic , is meant to have self-knowledge because the ‘ self ’ must be used in the relationship . |
| 22 | Offer her one hundred , Mr Palmer , and do n't bother me again if she expects a penny more . ’ |
| 23 | The module name specified is known to LIFESPAN ( as a SOURCE or FOREIGN ) but LIFESPAN expects a PACKAGE ( or product ) . |
| 24 | Very likely he expects a bambina — even Constanza found they did n't speak the same language any more . |
| 25 | No one expects a practitioner to have time for much theoretical musing or for large empirical studies . |
| 26 | MIPS expects a number of its OEMs to pick up the new ARCsystems including CDC , Tandem and government integrator AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies which will put its System V/Multi-Level Secure Unix on the boxes . |
| 27 | According to Mr Gross , the JMU demands more than adequate planning , controlling and recording of work ; does not distinguish between small and large companies ; and expects a memorandum setting out the outline ordered approach . |
| 28 | Perhaps Mr Lloyd expects a non-smoker to abstain from breathing while in the vicinity of tobacco smoke . |
| 29 | Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd warns that it will likely make an unconsolidated or parent company current loss of $335m for the year to March 31 ; it had previously seen a loss of $215m and reported an $11m profit last year ; it expects a group current loss of $344m for the year . |
| 30 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |