Example sentences of "expects a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He expects a ruling from Ian Lang , Secretary of State for Scotland , on the proposals by the end of this month . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Every author makes certain assumptions about his or her reader and expects a degree of knowledge , understanding , and experience . |
4 | 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 % . |
5 | But in Japan only one senior figure is to stand trial ; nobody expects a referendum . |
6 | The psalmist expects a response that is physical as he invites the worshippers : |
7 | 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 . |
8 | ‘ Well , one naturally expects a cattery to be more austere , ’ said Mark . |
9 | It expects a deficit of $30 billion ( £18 billion ) this year , against the Treasury 's £14.5 billion . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Three possible sites have been identified and the Mayor , Councillor Seamus Close , expects a decision on the location of the building within six months . |
15 | Currently , the spread is about ten points , suggesting that the market expects a default rate of about 10% . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | Offer her one hundred , Mr Palmer , and do n't bother me again if she expects a penny more . ’ |
20 | The module name specified is known to LIFESPAN ( as a SOURCE or FOREIGN ) but LIFESPAN expects a PACKAGE ( or product ) . |
21 | Very likely he expects a bambina — even Constanza found they did n't speak the same language any more . |
22 | No one expects a practitioner to have time for much theoretical musing or for large empirical studies . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Perhaps Mr Lloyd expects a non-smoker to abstain from breathing while in the vicinity of tobacco smoke . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | 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 . ’ |
28 | Swimming Diane Jameson , organiser of the swimming competition , expects a repeat of last year 's close battle between Liverpool and Sefton for the main honours . |
29 | One almost expects a mangle , or a posset stick . ’ |
30 | Until the mid-80s , such funds were discouraged by both the Charity Commissioners and the Inland Revenue , but now , as the rules are changed , the industry expects a flood of them with managers aggressively promoting them . |