Example sentences of "had [been] widely anticipate " in BNC.
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| 1 | The release of the prisoners , which had been widely anticipated following the successful visit of a joint Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Socialist Party delegation to North Korea in September , was interpreted as an important gesture of conciliation and as a means of clearing the way for further talks aimed at the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 2 | The overwhelming theme of the convention was the importance of party unity , and even the crucial debate over the future of Quebec failed to prove divisive , as had been widely anticipated . |
| 3 | Even where his name had appeared , however , the percentage of the vote which he had managed to achieve was smaller than had been widely anticipated . |
| 4 | The transfer of Baker , who in 1988 had resigned as Treasury Secretary in order to take over Bush 's election campaign when it was trailing badly in the polls , had been widely anticipated in the month prior to the announcement . |
| 5 | The US intervention had been widely anticipated , following Bush 's offer to the UN Secretary-General , Boutros Boutros-Ghali , on Nov. 27 [ see pp. 39181-82 ] . |
| 6 | The change made by John Smith had been widely anticipated . |