Sentence examples for expected for the first from inspiring English sources

"They both seem more at ease than I would have expected, for the first debate," Mr. Montemayor said.

Eighty port calls are already expected for the first year, by ships from Carnival, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America and Princess Cruises.

"I'm happy with our result today and it's much better than we expected for the first race of the season," said Hamilton.

On Monday, Pineda's fastball was closer to 90 m.p.h., but that is to be expected for the first time out in spring training.

Investec analyst Michael Blogg said: In an environment where industrial companies are struggling to find much growth, 4% organic in the first four months is very respectable (and much as we expected for the first half and full year).

At General Petraeus's recommendation, the Pentagon is expected for the first time to include the Iraqi government data on civilian deaths in its report next month on security trends in Iraq.

More of the same is expected for the fourth quarter.

Ruben Amaro Jr. is expected to replace Pat Gillick as the Phillies' general manager in a year when Gillick retires, as expected, for the fourth time.

The sporting equipment and clothing maker Adidas-Salomon posted better results than expected for the second quarter, helped by a 10percentt increase in sales.

She garnered less media coverage than expected for the second most popular Republican candidate and was less likely than other candidates to be mentioned first in news stories or be included in front-page articles.

The company, which is based in Midland, reported a much wider loss today than expected for the fourth quarter of 2002, blaming a 35percentt increase in raw material and energy costs.