11.   Some losses were expected given how turbulent trading has been in recent weeks.

12.   The announcement was widely expected given the international pressure on the Swiss.

13.   That is about triple the rate researchers had expected given previous studies.

14.   The decision to leave interest rates unchanged had been expected given the fact that the central bank had just boosted rates at its last FOMC meeting five weeks ago.

15.   The evening had its fair share of shortcomings, but these were only to be expected given the short preparation time.

16.   The merger had been rumored for months and was expected given the wave of deals in the pharmaceutical industry.

17.   The finance department said savings in interest payments are expected given the low interest rate environment.