The phrase "are expected to define" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing anticipated responsibilities or outcomes related to a specific task or role.
Example: "In this project, team members are expected to define their individual roles and contributions clearly."
Alternatives: "are anticipated to outline" or "are required to specify".
Because the course of demographic trends is hard to anticipate very far into the future, most demographers calculate a set of alternative projections that, taken together, are expected to define a range of plausible futures, rather than to predict or forecast any single future.
EchoStar and Hughes are expected to define ways for new entrants to enter the satellite TV market.
However, by doing so we are expected to define a large propositionalized network (a relational Bayesian network) [25] or estimate local probabilistic networks [31].
The professional users typically pose fairly complex queries on position, colours and other attributes of sky objects, whereas the amateur users initially explore the data sets with simpler queries and as they learn more about the detailed properties of the stars and galaxies, they are expected to define more sophisticated queries.
These CNSs are candidate regulatory elements, which are expected to define lineage-specific features of various plant groups.
For molecules of a given mass composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, two major and independent trends are expected to define the number of feasible isomers.
They have to do it for themselves". Mr. Bush is expected to define his other goals in a concise triptych, as well.
The first council of ministers following a reshuffle is to take place on Thursday at the earliest and is expected to define the initial policies of the new leadership.
The United Nations Security Council is expected to define that role, but disagreements have already emerged, with France and Germany suggesting that the Iraq government have at least some control over its own armed forces, and the United States suggesting that the Iraqis serve under American command.
Every student was expected to define 10 concepts per session (two geology sessions) and connect them to earn full credit.
Moreover, managers with an internal locus of control tend to consult others, but then make decisions themselves, while managers with an external locus of control tend to rely on participative decision-making in which a group of individuals is expected to define the problem and reach consensus on the solution (Selart 2005).
