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As part of the complex deal to sell Virgin Media TV to Sky, the cable operator is expected to cement a long-term carriage deal.

The process was expected to cement military rule behind a civilian facade but also to open the door slightly to possible shifts in the dynamics of power.

Mr. Romney won primaries in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to The Associated Press, giving the presumed nominee early victories in an evening expected to cement his status as the party's new standard-bearer.

The law, which forces Wall Street banks to push derivatives trades into clearinghouses and regulated exchanges, "is ultimately expected to cement ICE's business model into the regulatory code," Mr. Protess and Mr. Popper write.

The line is the latest in a series of recent product introductions that include a fragrance, cosmetics, lingerie and hosiery (seamed, of course) that are expected to cement her status as a purveyor of genteel kink.

While Dodd-Frank compliance is still in its early days, and the volume of derivatives trading remains depressed amid broader economic uncertainty, the law is ultimately expected to cement ICE's business model into the regulatory code.

With Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, insisting he has no intention of negotiating a pact or voting arrangement with the SNP, Sturgeon is expecting to cement already close relations with the English Greens and Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru to create a centre-left alliance to amplify their influence.

That was almost twice its market share in 1999, and the gain is expected to help cement the company's dominance over rivals like Ericsson of Sweden, Motorola of the United States and Siemens of Germany.

Consequently, if they lose their partners (in recent times, often because of HIV or civil unrest related to population pressure), they are more or less forced to start a new relationship, which is often expected to be cemented with at least one child.

Blatt has made a name for herself representing major corporations, and Kavanaugh, conveniently, is expected to further cement the court's pro-business leaning.

The profits warning, the second from Toyota in less than two months, marks a dramatic setback for the company in a year which was expected to see it cement its dominance at the top of the global automotive sales league.