Sentence examples for expected the contest from inspiring English sources
Mr. Green's supporters said they had expected the contest to tighten up, given Mr. Bloomberg's record-setting expenditures, and the ferocity and sheer ubiquity of his attacks.
Mr. McAuliffe took care not to proclaim any winner in the race but said he expected the contest to be resolved within weeks, saying that would be "a great result".
Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, said the candidate and her aides expected the contest to be close.
As expected, the contest committee recommended invalidating enough votes to make Goebel governor, and the General Assembly voted to certify the recommendation.
The new leader will have to be given time to prove themselves to the electorate in time for the election, so many commentators expect the contest to take place in 2019.
They expect the contest to end in 2012, just in time for a lame-duck President Obama to send out the first wave of attack ships against in the invading Zixron forces.
If the fight hits the mat, Carneiro has the offensive guard skills to withstand Brunson's ground-and-pound, but don't expect the contest to head in that direction, as Brunson, the stronger of the two, will clinch with underhooks against the fence.
While early polls show both women trailing their Democratic opponents — Ms. Whitman faces Jerry Brown, the attorney general and former governor, and Ms. Fiorina will run against the incumbent Barbara Boxer — analysts expect the contests to tighten.
Some expected the Republican contest to go all the way to the convention because Romney was, and is, supposedly a weak nominee, one who lacks support from the conservative base of the Republican party.
Republicans around the state expected the General Assembly's contest committee to recommend disqualification of enough ballots to make Goebel governor.
