Example sentences of "[conj] be expected to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Almost everywhere the monarch was , and was expected to be , the moving force behind the machinery of government . |
| 32 | Joshua Nkomo , leader of ZAPU , now dissolved and merged with the ruling party , was reappointed one of three Senior Ministers in the President 's Office and was expected to be made vice-president along with Simon Muzenda under forthcoming legislation providing for the creation of two vice-presidencies with equal rank . |
| 33 | Comprehensive agreements on reductions in strategic nuclear arms ( START ) and conventional forces in Europe ( CFE ) , which at the time of the Malta summit had been thought imminent , were not achieved but were expected to be concluded by the end of 1990 . |
| 34 | Goalkeeper David Seaman damaged a shoulder against Stockport but is expected to be fit to report to the England squad tomorrow . |
| 35 | Lee Sharpe was withdrawn from the squad with a calf strain , but is expected to be fit for Sunday 's conflict . |
| 36 | THE VISIT by Mother Teresa to Ireland is going ahead — but is expected to be scaled down because of her recent fall in which she broke three ribs . |
| 37 | Ince had earlier aggravated the shoulder injury he sustained at Villa Park on Monday , but is expected to be fit to face West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday . |
| 38 | The Culture portfolio was transferred from Attorney General and Justice Minister Parnel Campbell , who had suffered a minor heart attack but was expected to be back in post within a month , to the Minister of Education , Youth , Sports and Women 's Affairs , John Horne . |