Sentence examples for expected to triumph at from inspiring English sources

Reg Harris, who had won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, was widely expected to triumph at the London Games.

With record unemployment and the French economy reacting sluggishly to Mr Hollande's plodding reforms, Mr Sarkozy had expected to triumph in this month's elections.

But in Dundee, where Alex Salmond was expected to triumph, there was audible sigh of disappointment when the chief counting officer said the turnout there was a low 78.8 per cent.

President Chavez still enjoys positive approval ratings and is widely expected to triumph in next year's presidential election.

This was a no-win game for the manager, in the sense that Celtic were expected to triumph comfortably, given Rangers' circumstances and state of disarray.

Orbán's Fidesz party is expected to comfortably triumph at the polls later this year.

The old Manchester City, who had stumbled through 30 years of mishaps since their excellent 1970s, might have been expected to flap at such a moment of triumph.

Pietersen, who was player of the tournament in England's World Twenty20 triumph in the Caribbean in 2010 with 248 runs in six matches at an average of 62, had been expected to be at the forefront of the side again during this year's competition, which takes place in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October.

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The Triumph is expected to achieve between £12,000 and £15,000 at auction.

Nicola Sturgeon's party had been expected to repeat its 2011 triumph and win another overall majority.