Sentence examples for though long expected from inspiring English sources

The bombshell can partly be explained by memories from last year, when credit-rating agencies were caught snoozing by the East Asian turmoil.Also perturbing, though long expected, was the recent announcement that the governor of the Reserve Bank, Chris Stals, would be replaced next year by a politician, Tito Mboweni, currently the labour minister.

Though long expected and downplayed by the White House, the symbolic clash over a pipeline from Canadian tar sands to US refineries on the Gulf coast is the first time the president has refused to sign legislation in his second term, and only the third veto of his presidency.

Mandela's passing, though long expected as he succumbed slowly to a lung ailment dating back to his days in the notorious Robben Island penal colony, has plunged South Africans into soul-searching mode, six months before presidential and legislative elections.

Though long expected to be the first state to pass a plastic bag ban, and technically the honor will go to California should Padilla's bill pass, the State of Hawaii has already passed plastic bags bans on all of its islands.

But on Thursday, radio-show callers said that even though they have long expected Ruff to be fired, the reality was "like a punch in the gut," as one caller put it.

Though it was long expected, the announcement was something of a milestone in presidential politics — the first such declaration via Twitter, with the requisite link to his video statement.

At the time, the German airline said its interest in JetBlue was purely financial, though analysts had long expected the deal would lead to deeper cooperation between the two.

What I do remember is the intensity of feeling that the news aroused, long expected though it was.

7 40 p.m. | Money: Even though West Virginia was long expected to go big for Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama still outspent his opponent by more than 2-1 on television advertising, according to the Campaign Media Analysis Group.

Gonzales' announcement, though it came as a surprise Monday morning, had been long expected.

The announcement was long expected.