71.   Some growth for American exports was expected as the big industrial economies climbed out of recession.

72.   Some rebellion is natural and expected as children attempt to discern where the boundaries are, what the rules should be for their behavior.

73.   Some of the tension on the margin is to be expected as communities change.

74.   Strikes in recent days have proven easier than some military planners expected as Taliban forces have done a poor job of concealing themselves and their equipment.

75.   Still, same-store sales will likely be less than what many companies originally expected as sales slowed in the final two weeks.

76.   That may help employees gauge how much they can expect as a bonus.

77.   That promise was to be expected as part of the ritual of politics.

78.   TCU coach Billy Tubbs expected as much.

79.   The announcement was expected as part of a broad restructuring the bank unveiled last week.

80.   The Asia slowdown could last a shorter time than expected as the International Monetary Fund is likely to fund economic restructuring in Thailand and Korea in coming months.