61.   Mokhtar said the group expects the performance - for current financial year - to be affected by the downturn in the construction industry.

62.   Nevertheless, the group expects its telecommunication transmission towers division to continue to be its main revenue earner for the current financial year.

63.   Sallih, however, said his group was expecting reinforcements from Sulu province farther south.

64.   Smith said his group expects to have the test results back by mid-May.

65.   Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty spokesman Frank Hampton said the group expects several hundred people to protest in Little Rock.

66.   TAP said despite the present economic situation and the challenges faced by the construction industry, the group expects to sustain its performance.

67.   The group also expects a five per cent growth in premium for this year.

68.   The group expects a five-star hotel, The Renaissance in Kota Kinabalu, to be completed in March next year.

69.   The group expects the log and plywood prices to significantly influence its profitability with market positioning and keen competition posing as challenging forces.

70.   The group expects to face a challenging year ahead but will take prudent steps to mitigate the erosion of profit margin.