Sentence examples for were fancied from inspiring English sources

Mike Averis Leicester 19-22 London Irish Ospreys were fancied to struggle after losing four Lions forwards during the summer, Richard Hibbard, Ian Evans, Adam Jones and Ryan Jones but they head the Pro12 at the end of the first month with four victories in four matches and two bonus points.

African champions Nigeria were fancied to go through with the South American giants, but the pressure is now on them to beat the section's only European side, who impressed in their first ever World Cup match on Sunday.

This time they have momentum after winning away in the semi-final they were fancied to lose against the defending champions.

Norwich were fancied as the more gifted technicians but Ipswich had shaken them in the first half, just as they did in the drawn first leg at Portman Road last Saturday.

The Black Stars were fancied to repeat, or even improve on, their run to the quarter-finals in 2010 in Brazil.

Britain were fancied to win medals in the final two events on day two, but Kilty's gold was a big surprise.

Britain's Heather Frederiksen is fancied for gold here.

"It's flattering to be fancied but I would not go further than that".

One that is fancied by America's 18,000 police forces is a pilotless helicopter called the Qube.

Here was something at once rousingly far-out and reassuringly accessible, throbbing with what could be fancied Russian soul.

Spieth, who won the first two majors of the year and Zach Johnson, who won at St Andrews, will be fancied alongside McIlroy.