Example sentences of "was expected to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The electorate was expected to be weary of elections and possibly apathetic as well . |
| 2 | And it was expected to be successful . |
| 3 | The total for 1990 was expected to be close to a record EC$100,000,000 . |
| 4 | ‘ When I was at home , I was expected to be submissive , obedient and totally dependent on my parents . |
| 5 | The naked body of Diana Travers , his domestic servant , was found drowned at his wife 's Thames-side birthday party , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 6 | Four weeks ago a girl who worked for him , Diana Travers , was found drowned following a party given for his wife on her birthday , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 7 | A security agreement signed by the Tunisian and Egyptian governments on July 13 envisaged a regular exchange of information and co-operation in the training of security personnel ; the main focus of co-operation was expected to be Islamist groups . |
| 8 | The issue was expected to be high on the agenda at the summit of presidents of the so-called Group of Eight — Peru , Colombia , Mexico , Venezuela , Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay — which started in Ica yesterday . |
| 9 | The effect of sanctions on the island 's weak economy , highly dependent on trade with the USA , was expected to be instantaneous and food and oil supplies were already reported to be nearly exhausted . |
| 10 | The centrepiece of the project , the Ataturk Dam , was expected to be operational by mid-1991 . |
| 11 | It was expected to be ready for operations by 1 May with a strength of two troops . |
| 12 | Beaverton , Oregon-based Sequent was expected to be ready to show two pre-production prototypes of its high-end WinServer 5000 series , one being the much-anticipated 30-way box carrying a mix-and-match assortment of Intel Corp Pentiums and 80486 chips , in itself a design feat , and the other an 18-way WinServer 5000 fitted out with only 60MHz Pentiums , a modern-day exercise in conspicuous consumption considering the rarity of the chips . |
| 13 | It set out a timetable for major political changes , starting with the signing of the new Union Treaty , which was expected to be ready within three months . |