Sentence examples for while expected from inspiring English sources

Tuesday marked three years since the Syrian government of Bashir al Assad opened fire on anti-government protesters, and what was for a while expected to be a relatively short conflict is now a bloody stalemate with no end in sight.

While expected, defeat did not detract from earlier dramatics.

The move, while expected, paved the way for a tightly contested vote of Hewlett-Packard's shareholders on March 19.

The same day, the UN adopted policies that, while expected, maintained prohibition as the framework for international drug law.

The women of Rutgers are keenly aware of this, which is why their 69-58 victory, while expected, was so sweet.

And the flow, while expected to decrease by a certain amount due to the winter weather, is likely to be sustained, at least for now.

(Be sure to contact your own physician before using while expecting).

In effect, they have slowed us down while expecting us to do more work.

This takes a little while — expect it early next year.

If you're staying a long while, expect also to take the hosts out for a meal or two.

I watched from the flight deck for a while, expecting to see shells bursting all around us.