Example sentences of "and was expect [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inflation had risen from 3.2 per cent in April to 7.8 per cent in May and was expected to reach 10 per cent in June . |
| 2 | Unemployment had risen from 80,000 to 400,000 over the previous 12 months and was expected to exceed 500,000 by the end of 1992 . |
| 3 | President René 's SPPF won 58.4 per cent of votes cast and was expected to take 14 seats on the commission to draft a constitution in advance of presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place in December . |
| 4 | The appeal began on 28 July and was expected to last two weeks , but after three days the judges decided they had heard enough . |
| 5 | Spanish and Portuguese membership came only after long talks , and was expected to put greater pressures on the Social and Regional Funds , as well as increasing the costs of the CAP . |
| 6 | The first tranche of these sanctions , affecting imports worth US$300,000,000 , was due to take effect on Dec. 5 and was expected to affect French wine and food products , since the USA held France responsible for the deadlock . |
| 7 | The plan allowed for IR4,500,000 million in agricultural investment , and was expected to create 2,000,000 new jobs . |
| 8 | In contrast to the homespun approach of Chiles , Martinez was believed to have amassed some $7,000,000 to spend on his November campaign , and was expected to use negative tactics . |
| 9 | The new code would be subjected to a three-month consultation period and was expected to become effective in the autumn of 1990 . |
| 10 | Major flaws in the optical system of the US$1,500 million Hubble telescope , which was launched on April 29 and was expected to revolutionize astronomical research [ see p. 37394 ] , were discovered in late June . |
| 11 | France was reported on Dec. 4 to have offered to contribute 1,500-2,000 troops to a multinational force expected to total 35,000 , and was expected to provide logistical support through its base in Djibouti . |