Sentence examples for is expected to drag from inspiring English sources

As a result, the grounding of the jet is expected to drag on.

However, as costs could amount to £1.7bn a year, the Government is expected to drag its heels over the issue.

But first there must be planning staff recommendations, public hearings and approvals by the county council, all of which is expected to drag on into next year.

The Boston Marathon trial is expected to drag out through a lengthy sentencing phase, but Wednesday's opening statements follow a jury selection process which has taken several months.

A decision from the Spanish federation should come next month, in accordance with International Cycling Union rules, but the case is expected to drag on, perhaps for months or even more than a year on appeal.

And commission-based compensation also won't make up for the fact that, like its rivals, JD.com is facing major macroeconomic headwinds and slowing Chinese expenditure, which is expected to drag revenue growth to the slowest pace on record.

As long as the centrifuges are spinning, Iran can be expected to drag this on.

Delinquent regimes can be expected to drag their feet, for fear of what more intrusive inspections would turn up.

As you can see in the chart below, both legislators' packages are expected to drag on economic growth, since cutting government spending has ripple effects throughout the economy.

Although discussions are expected to drag on for months, the erosion of public support for the president could strengthen the Taliban's hand at the bargaining table.

A stop-and-start monsoon and rising global oil prices are expected to drag on India's economy this year, paring annual growth to around 6percentt after the economy roared ahead by 8.2percentt last year.