Example sentences of "is expected [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposed EC directive , which is expected to be released for consultation by the end of the year , would affect all food business operators in Europe , including manufacturers , distributors and retailers . |
| 2 | She had learned , over the past five years , that a vicar 's wife is expected to be sympathetic , helpful , and above reproach . |
| 3 | A report by Coopers & Lybrand into suspect ISC contracts and the nature and extent of any fraud is expected to be delivered to Ferranti today or tomorrow . |
| 4 | President Quett Masire is expected to be nominated again as the presidential candidate of the Botswana Democratic Party , which has ruled since independence in 1966 . |
| 5 | There is expected to be a close vote on defence , but Mr Kinnock is confident the new policy will be affirmed today . |
| 6 | The price tag is expected to be about £150m . |
| 7 | Goalkeeper David Seaman damaged a shoulder against Stockport but is expected to be fit to report to the England squad tomorrow . |
| 8 | THE Coopers and Lybrand report on how Ferranti came to be defrauded of £215m after buying American arms firm International Signal and Control is expected to be handed to the Serious Fraud Office within days . |
| 9 | SFO to get Ferranti report : The Coopers and Lybrand report on how Ferranti came to be defrauded of £215m after buying American firm International Signal and Control is expected to be handed to the Serious Fraud Office within days . |
| 10 | The subject is expected to be on the agenda when the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board , Alan Greenspan , becomes the first US central bank chief to visit Moscow this weekend . |
| 11 | A deal is expected to be put together and announced within the next two weeks . |
| 12 | Next year 's outlook for the banks is expected to be less cloudy . |
| 13 | The flooding process , which begins next week , is expected to be complete by 1991 . |
| 14 | Telepoint offers one-way telephone services and PCN is expected to be like an affordable cellular radio , so the need for paging seems dubious . |
| 15 | The ban is expected to be part of a series of new measures to tighten control of the illegal horticultural business which is worth billions of dollars a year . |
| 16 | The decision is expected to be endorsed by the full CITES meeting next week . |
| 17 | He warned Margaret Thatcher , as she prepares for a Commonwealth heads of government conference next week where the issue of sanctions on South Africa is expected to be central , against insisting that ‘ the regime ’ was moving in the right direction . |
| 18 | Mitsubishi is expected to be the next Japanese company to begin car manufacture in Europe following in the footsteps of Nissan , Toyota and Honda . |
| 19 | The correct answer — two hours and 30 seconds and the final amount raised is expected to be in the region of £11,000 . |
| 20 | You 'll get little change from £40,000 for the 300SE , the 500SE is expected to sell for around £60,000 while the flagship 600SEL ( the short wheelbase model wo n't be sold in Britain ) is expected to be close to £80,000 — £22,500 more than the rival 750iL BMW . |
| 21 | No manufacturer has yet committed itself to using the Cosworth engine , which is expected to be fully ready for production by June . |
| 22 | This details its past record , how its performance is expected to be affected by the jockey , whether the grass is soft or firm and the distance . |
| 23 | This one is expected to be called A Vision Of The Earth . |
| 24 | This is expected to be a ballot calling for industrial action . |
| 25 | Steve Douce , the British champion who missed the Nations Cup race at Wolverhampton with badly bruised ribs , is expected to be fit for the second round of the Falcon National Trophy series in Leeds on Sunday . |
| 26 | The turnabout is expected to be seen as disastrous news by purists — not only in the United States but here in Britain , because of the speed with which language fashions cross the Atlantic . |
| 27 | This implies a dramatic shift in Moscow 's non-committal stance on the Western allies ' 1987 Berlin Initiative , which is expected to be the main subject of today 's talks . |
| 28 | The report is expected to be given to the Transport Secretary , Mr Cecil Parkinson , in February after BR has assessed the scale and effect of the changes demanded by Sir Anthony Hidden 's inquiry into the Clapham disaster last December , in which 35 people died . |
| 29 | THE Ombudsman 's report on the Barlow Clowes affair in which 18,000 investors lost £100 million is expected to be highly critical of ministers ' role in the affair . |
| 30 | The former England midfielder , who is expected to be player-coach , said before leaving for the talks : ‘ I would be happy to come back north and it will be great to be working with Howard again . ’ |