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    expected to

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    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Was anticipated or predicted to happen.
    She was expected to win the race.

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    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • Chivalry developed as an early standard of professional ethics for knights, who were relatively affluent horse owners and were expected to provide military services in exchange for landed property.

      Chivalry developed as an early standard of professional ethics for knights, who were relatively affluent horse owners and were expected to provide military services in exchange for landed property.

    • relatively affluent horse owners and were expected to provide military services in exchange

      relatively affluent horse owners and were expected to provide military services in exchange

    B2

    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • This non-reusable rocket, manufactured by the French aerospace company Ariane Group, is expected to fly this summer, four years behind schedule.

      This non-reusable rocket, manufactured by the French aerospace company Ariane Group, is expected to fly this summer, four years behind schedule.

    • is expected to fly this  summer—four years behind schedule.

      is expected to fly this  summer—four years behind schedule.

    B1

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • believes it will not make as much profit as it had expected to make. If the Government

      believes it will not make as much profit as it had expected to make. If the Government

    • Gentlemen that a company's profit warning means that it believes it will not make as much profit as it had expected to make.

      Gentlemen that a company's profit warning means that it believes it will not make as much profit as it had expected to make.

    B1

    Why Starbucks Failed In Australia

    06:50Why Starbucks Failed In Australia
    • The industry is expected to hit more than $6 billion in total revenue in 2018.

      The industry is expected to hit more than $6 billion in total revenue in 2018.

    • the industry is expected to hit more than $6 billion in total revenue in 2018

      the industry is expected to hit more than $6 billion in total revenue in 2018

    B2

    How Trump’s Charges Compare to This Past Politician's Scandal | WSJ

    06:39How Trump’s Charges Compare to This Past Politician's Scandal | WSJ
    • And the trial, if it happens, isn't expected to move quickly.

      And the trial, if it happens, isn't expected to move quickly.

    • isn't expected to move quickly.

      isn't expected to move quickly.

    B2

    Why the U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023 | WSJ

    03:42Why the U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023 | WSJ
    • It thinks that while Britain is still expected to enter a recession, that it's likely to be shallower and shorter than previously feared.

      It thinks that while Britain is still expected to enter a recession, that it's likely to be shallower and shorter than previously feared.

    • is still expected to enter a recession,

      is still expected to enter a recession,

    B1

    What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ

    05:34What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ
    • India's population is expected to keep growing for the next four decades, peaking at nearly 1.7 billion in 2063.

      India's population is expected to keep growing for the next four decades, peaking at nearly 1.7 billion in 2063.

    • By the start of the next century, India's population is expected to be double that of China's.

      By the start of the next century, India's population is expected to be double that of China's.

    B1

    Why Controversial Cluster Bombs Are Being Sent to Ukraine | WSJ Equipped

    04:59Why Controversial Cluster Bombs Are Being Sent to Ukraine | WSJ Equipped
    • A common type of cluster munition is fired in artillery shells, which is what the US is expected to give Ukraine.

      A common type of cluster munition is fired in artillery shells, which is what the US is expected to give Ukraine.

    • which is what the US is expected to give Ukraine.

      which is what the US is expected to give Ukraine.

    C1

    Venice's famous canals are drying up

    04:17Venice's famous canals are drying up
    • And, also, the tides are expected to shift and bring that water⏤desperately⏤back into the city.

      And, also, the tides are expected to shift and bring that water⏤desperately⏤back into the city.

    B1

    The Dark Side of Rich Kids Volunteering Abroad | Informer

    07:19The Dark Side of Rich Kids Volunteering Abroad | Informer
    • the girls were expected to sing for us.

      the girls were expected to sing for us.

    B2