1.   And the companies expect to enjoy direct benefits from their efforts.

2.   Both companies expect to get a big slice of the cake.

3.   Companies normally expect to borrow at cheaper rates than ordinary people have to pay.

4.   Deering said the company expects to complete the transaction this year.

5.   H-P officials said the company did not expect that any shares would need to be sold to pay estate taxes.

6.   Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments.

7.   The company expected legal action, and it got it.

8.   The company expects a growth in profitability over a longer period.

9.   The company expects revenues and gross Margins in the fourth quarter to be flat to slightly higher than the just-ended quarter.