The phrase "are expected to drag" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing anticipated delays or prolonged durations in various contexts, such as events, processes, or timelines.
Example: "The negotiations are expected to drag on for several weeks due to the complexity of the issues involved."
Alternatives: "are likely to prolong" or "are anticipated to extend".
As you can see in the chart below, both legislators' packages are expected to drag on economic growth, since cutting government spending has ripple effects throughout the economy.
A stop-and-start monsoon and rising global oil prices are expected to drag on India's economy this year, paring annual growth to around 6percentt after the economy roared ahead by 8.2percentt last year.
The third-quarter results are expected to drag down the 2007 full-year results, but beyond that its outlook is a lot more rosy, particularly once the Gulf of Mexico projects start production.
Negotiations are expected to drag on for several more days -- possibly weeks -- despite deep anxiety in other European quarters over German inaction at a time when the region's debt problems remain a source of concern and its economic recovery fragile.
However, as costs could amount to £1.7bn a year, the Government is expected to drag its heels over the issue.
Delinquent regimes can be expected to drag their feet, for fear of what more intrusive inspections would turn up.
But first there must be planning staff recommendations, public hearings and approvals by the county council, all of which is expected to drag on into next year.
Apple lowered its projection of sales for the current quarter, the first of fiscal 2001, to about $1.6 billion, which is expected to drag down results for the full year.
The Boston Marathon trial is expected to drag out through a lengthy sentencing phase, but Wednesday's opening statements follow a jury selection process which has taken several months.
A new sodomy trial, due to resume on March 25th, has been delayed until May 10th and is expected to drag on until August.Even a short jail sentence would bar Mr Anwar, who is 62, from political office for five years.
