1.   Opinion poll results showed that he was consistently more popular than Bolger with the electorate, and many commentators expected him to launch a challenge for the party leadership.

2.   Although no commentator expected Duke to defeat Bush, many acknowledged that he might be able to generate sufficient support to embarrass the President.

3.   Although new firms continue to enter the market, most commentators expect the total number of GEMMs to decline further.

4.   But few commentators expect a Middle East war.

5.   Most commentators expect elections next year.

6.   None of the hesitancy that commentators expected materialized.

7.   This commentator was expecting a guilty verdict and feared race riots.

8.   Even if Prodi is forced to quit, political commentators do not expect early general elections.

9.   Many commentators expect things to get worse.