This was to be expected from an opportunist like Mitt Romney.
But perhaps no better could be expected from an industry that has proved singularly dim in its deviousness.
No one can be certain as to the returns to be expected from an irrigation canal or a highway.
In addition, scientists are unsure why there was so much less shaking over all than might be expected from an earthquake of this size and depth.
Nothing less should be expected from an effort titled "Perception Restrained," which jams artworks into extra-large wall niches almost entirely sealed from view.
As might be expected from an album that was announced via a fluorescent green blimp flying over east London, Syro is a strange album.
Hunt, who also wrote the script, directs a story of misery and transcendence with the kind of diligent efficiency to be expected from an experienced studio toiler.
This is to be expected from an institution that is sometimes called the world's largest NGO, with over 1 billion followers.
As could be expected from an adaptation of "Tess of the d'Ubervilles," the story is not at all lighthearted, but it is riveting.
A much-ballyhooed report was published about the pressure on budgets that can be expected from an ageing population over the next 40 years.
And as might be expected from an Encores! production, the orchestra (overseen by Patrick Vaccariello) gives life to that score with a fullness that itself justifies the price of a ticket.
