Example sentences of "[adv] expected to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dutch are widely expected to be the first to try it . |
| 2 | Chuter was widely expected to be offered the new position , and Spracklen believes that his offer to take it on unpaid was ‘ an embarrassment ’ to the ARA . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , although possessing a less extensive grant of power , the Commission was widely expected to be the dynamic element in further moves towards integration . |
| 4 | Gamsakhurdia 's term was to last only until direct presidential elections which the Supreme Soviet scheduled for May 26 , but he was widely expected to be returned to office . |
| 5 | In December he supported the formation of a new Moslem organization ( the Association of Moslem Intellectuals ) , which united a broad spectrum of Moslem interests and was widely expected to be the basis of support for his candidacy in 1993 [ see p. 37919 ] . |
| 6 | Also replaced in the ensuing Cabinet reshuffle was Petroleum Resources Minister Jibril Aminu , who was widely expected to be a candidate in the presidential elections scheduled for Dec. 5 . |
| 7 | The next step in that process is widely expected to be the sale next week of Cockburn 's of Leith , a wine merchant subsidiary . |
| 8 | Jiang is widely expected to be named China 's president in addition to his current post during the annual meeting of the National People 's Congress that begins on Monday . |
| 9 | Winner of the South African Grand Prix on Sunday , Prost had been widely expected to be banned for one or more races or heavily fined . |
| 10 | He can be a ‘ character ’ , a source of quaint rustic humour or homespun rural philosophy on such matters as the seasons and the weather , but he is rarely expected to be either forward-thinking or ‘ forward ’ in his demeanour . |
| 11 | Pupils ' work is generally expected to be more practical , the oral being regarded as of the same importance as the written . |
| 12 | Tonight expected to be dry with mist and fog patches forming and a ground frost in many places , the minimum temperature is down to one degree Celsius , thirty four Fahrenheit . |
| 13 | Some troops would be left to besiege Portsmouth , while the rest of this force , forming the left wing of the invading army , would turn inland , through Petersfield to Farnham , to come into line with the right wing , already expected to be well established in Surrey . |
| 14 | An adult woman was normally expected to be a wife and mother . |
| 15 | He had certainly researched Grantham and Marsh and the testimonial Sebastian had purportedly given her was in line with the high regard in which she had been told she was held by the company , although she 'd hardly expected to be given such a glowing recommendation . |
| 16 | Although modern appliances such as the electric Hoover were functional and popular , housemaids were still expected to be downstairs between five and six a.m. to sweep the rooms and fireplaces , and polish grates and furniture . |
| 17 | Although Microsoft Corp is currently gorging itself on Intel Corp iAPX-86 platforms with its Windows desktop environment — and Windows NT will follow — there are still expected to be some rich pickings left over for the gaggle of hopefuls which are working on desktop Unix implementations for the architecture , which will soon include the new P5 80586 iteration when it arrives . |
| 18 | The British challenge was always expected to be spearheaded by McRae 's Subaru Legacy , but Wilson confounded the pundits by snatching fifth place overall — four seconds behind his domestic rival . |
| 19 | you find that people just say your going to a meeting , can I have a lift or of course your going well I 'll go with you and your never expected to drink , your always expected to be the last as you drop every body off , so erm , I 've had a years of that |
| 20 | The government did not have to concern itself with the balance of payments ( which was always expected to be favourable or self-adjusting ) , free trade meant that there was no need for elaborate connections with industry , the level of employment had to be left to the supply and demand for labour , and all that the government should do was elementary regulation in the interests of those sections of the community unable to defend themselves . |
| 21 | The two pitches of VII , which we had innocently expected to be the crux , were rapidly overcome with the confidence that comes from prior knowledge . |
| 22 | Calls for consideration of electoral reform and a new form of black representation are both expected to be defeated . |
| 23 | Kelly and Forrester picked up knocks on Saturday but are both expected to be fit for Battyburn . |
| 24 | The speech he delivered at Labour Party 's headquarters in Walworth Road , at the moment he had confidently expected to be entering Downing St in triumph , was the most moving I have heard from any British politician since Churchill . |
| 25 | On the other hand , foreign languages were clearly expected to be taught for communication in the first place . |
| 26 | The poet praises Beowulf by linking his killing of the monster Grendel with the feats of Sigmund , who was clearly expected to be familiar to an English audience . |
| 27 | The former Exxon security consultant is also expected to be sentenced to life in a separate case for kidnapping and murder . |
| 28 | There is also expected to be a wave of public support for health workers especially as hospitals like those in London face closure . |
| 29 | Ex : GWR diesel railcar No. 22 is also expected to be back in service following extensive body repairs . |
| 30 | The locomotive is also expected to be used during the night steam event on Saturday , November 7 . |