Example sentences of "expected for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Survival curves were identical for patients who were and were not operated on and were only slightly worse than expected for the general population matched for age . |
| 2 | AFTER the fourth and final session of the sale in Amsterdam of porcelain from the Vung Tau , the junk which sank off Vietnam in 1690 , Christie 's announced a sale total of £4,165,667 — more than four times what was expected for the entire cargo . |
| 3 | Swales is not at the US Cup , though he is expected for the final match in Detroit against Germany on June 19 . |
| 4 | If only Cassan can get him safely through the speed leg , which so often plays a decisive part in the overall result , he looks as though he would relish the bigger obstacles expected for the second and third legs . |
| 5 | He remains worried that margin benefits expected for the second half will now be pushed out to next year and has slashed his full-year forecast from £27 million to just £15 million , with £25 million pencilled in for 1993-94 . |
| 6 | A crowd of over 20,000 is expected for the third game of the Springboks ' four-match visit to England and North officials have begun negotiations with Leeds City Council to use Leeds United 's ground . |
| 7 | Over 300 paintings are expected for the open competition and there will also be painting demonstrations , displays by art suppliers as well as an auction of paintings by well-known artists . |
| 8 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 9 | I 've just sent a cable to the club : list of delegates expected for the next week 's visit — does that sound okay ? |
| 10 | As the public sector debt repayment is now contracting in size ( to only £0.4 billion in 1990/91 compared with £14.7 billion in 1988/89 and £7.9 billion in 1989/90 ) and as a public sector borrowing requirement is expected for the 1991/92 and 1992/93 financial years , it seems likely that regular issuance of Treasury bills will be maintained . |