Sentence examples for were already expected from inspiring English sources

Stocks were already expected to retreat somewhat after last week's rally, during which the technology-dominated Nasdaq composite index had its biggest weekly percentage gain in 13 months.

It was an extraordinary statement for a prime minister, in part because the police were already expected to do just that.

But Stu Loeser, a spokesman for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, said the administration was merely shifting the April class to July, when 900 police recruits were already expected to be hired.

Earnings for this year were already expected to come in between $2.25 and $2.35 a share.

Pfizer and Pharmacia were already expected to post some of the best earnings growth in the battered drug sector over the next few years.

Imagine Bryan Singer's X-Men crafted in a fashion where you were already expected to have read the comics and/or watched the 1990s cartoon before entering the theater and you have an idea of how this film plays out.

Growers across the Midwest were already expecting lower yields after a cold, rainy spring.

Investors were already expecting a recession, and although the attack may worsen the recession, it could also lead to a sharper recovery, Mr. Dorsey said.

But Patrick Libbey, director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said many local health departments were already expecting to have trouble carrying out the first phase.

After El Niño, the ensuing drought, and the fires of 1997 and 1998, researchers were already expecting the worst, he says.

Thursday's remarks did little to mollify investors, who were already expecting and pricing in a 50 basis point cut to key interest rates later this month.