Example sentences of "it was expect [that] the " in BNC.

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1 In comparison the trade union movement did little until the subsidy ended on 30 April 1926 , even though it was expected that the Samuel Commission would be unable to offer a compromise which might be agreeable to both coal owners and unions .
2 Although the Emperor had married for love it was expected that the union would , as soon as possible , produce a child which would , it was hoped , be male .
3 Patronage was necessary , because it was expected that the member of parliament should be able to obtain it , a fact which goes a long way towards explaining the close links between so many Scots members of parliament and administration .
4 By lunchtime it was expected that the sit-down run throughs would be complete and timed to run an optimum length of twenty-four minutes , thirty seconds .
5 In determining whether the occupier was in breach of that duty , it was expected that the plaintiff fireman would exercise those skills expected to be shown by firemen .
6 As the material prepared by the Scottish Office was so extensive , it was expected that the use of this would form a major part of boards ' training activity .
7 A detailed itinerary was not provided , but it was expected that the bulk of the meetings would be held in Washington .
8 It was expected that the unemployment rate by the end of the plan period would be reduced from its current 14 per cent official estimate , with a projected 394,000 jobs to be created each year .
9 Foreign investment in 1989 rose by almost 76 per cent to 8,600 million ringgits , and it was expected that the upward trend would be maintained for 1990 .
10 It was expected that the airport would be capable of handling 80,000,000 passengers a year , while the port extensions would increase fivefold the colony 's present cargo handling capacity .
11 Results for the North West Frontier Province ( NWFP ) and Baluchistan had not been finalized , but it was expected that the IDA would be in a position to form coalition governments in both provinces .
12 However , by November it was expected that the 1990 cereal harvest , an important element in gross domestic product ( GDP ) , would be the best since 1987 .
13 Several cantons had already reduced the voting age for cantonal elections , and it was expected that the others would now introduce measures to bring their regulations into line with the new situation at federal level .
14 It was expected that the harvest reaching the shops would be only half that of 1990 .
15 Despite these cuts , however , it was expected that the balance would shift sharply in favour of sea-based systems where the USA would retain overall superiority .
16 It was expected that the budget would be passed by the upper house .
17 It was expected that the ruling would be appealed to the Supreme Court .
18 It was expected that the Congress , which was constitutionally bound to ratify the agreement , would vigorously criticize it , given the excessive social cost implied in the re-payment terms .
19 The Turkmen Council of Ministers decided on July 14 to establish a national guard initially numbering 1,000 and republican armed forces , although with significant involvement by Russia [ see p. 38969 ] ; it was expected that the Turkmen Defence Department would become a Ministry , to be headed by current defence chief Danatar Kopekov .
20 It was expected that the SADC would form the southern part of the African Economic Community agreed at the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) summit in June 1991 [ see p. 38279 ] .
21 It was expected that the fleet would be divided at the end of the transitional period .
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