Example sentences of "[adv] expected to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Pupils ' work is generally expected to be more practical , the oral being regarded as of the same importance as the written . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | US-based companies will play a major role for the first time , but the Japanese are not expected to be heavily involved . |
| 5 | Greece , which sent 20 per cent of exports through Yugoslavia , would be compensated , while other EC countries were not expected to be heavily affected . |
| 6 | This broke the tradition whereby Presidential Addresses were not expected to be highly personal ; the convention was that the President reviewed the scientific developments in the past twelve months , usually appealed for more public support for research and education , and might indicate what avenues seemed most hopeful . |
| 7 | Women are not expected to be socially subservient to their husbands as was often the case even 50 years ago . |
| 8 | Starting at 14–1 and not expected to be fully fit after his long lay-off , he won easily . |
| 9 | Some of the instruments on the telescope , especially those operating in ultra-violet light , were not expected to be seriously affected . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Ex : GWR diesel railcar No. 22 is also expected to be back in service following extensive body repairs . |
| 12 | Despite there being a demonstration of COSE desktops at the announcement last week — which included drag and drop between Motif and Open Look applications — what the resulting products will actually be remains unclear until the specification is released , and that is now expected to be sooner than the end-of-June timeframe that was given . |
| 13 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 14 | Institutions engaged in higher education are now expected to be much more aggressively entrepreneurial , and they are also being invited to help their students to acquire marketing and business skills through the Enterprise in Higher Education Initiative . |
| 15 | The landmark structure has been out of action for two years but is now expected to be back in service in July . |
| 16 | Whereas in March 1989 a public-sector debt repayment ( PSDR ) of nearly £14,000 million in 1989-90 had been forecast [ see p. 36529 ] , this was now expected to be only just over £7,000 million , and a broadly similar PSDR of £6,900 million was currently projected for 1990-91 . |
| 17 | Namibia predicted that it would have to spend R19,000,000 ( about US$6,850,000 ) on maize imports as the commercial maize harvest , originally forecast to be a record 50,000 tonnes , was now expected to be only 5,000-10,000 tonnes . |
| 18 | You may have problems with work — although many women are entitled to full maternity leave , they are actually expected to be back at work in eight to ten weeks , otherwise they 're regarded as lacking in commitment . |
| 19 | She had never expected to be this close to him again . |
| 20 | ‘ I must say , ’ answered the pregnant girl , ‘ that I had never expected to be as tired by anything as I was during those awful nights in the Blitz when sleep seemed something one would never have again — but this is worse ! ’ |