21.   Opinion was more mixed on the change in crude oil inventories, with three analysts expecting a rise, four expecting a drop and one predicting no change.

22.   Sias said she already is expecting a drop in foreign student enrollment next year.

23.   Texas Instruments Inc., another U.S. memory maker, said the drop was expected, although it came faster than predicted.

24.   To be sure, Loewe advises those anticipating high returns on their investments to expect occasional drops in the market.

25.   As a result, a significant attendance drop is expected, especially with many college students who usually attend back on campus.

26.   Britain also expects a drop in the number of students from Thailand, South Korea and Singapore.

27.   He expected a drop in the number of victims in the next few months, after the settlement of displaced persons.

28.   He stays on, but he said Czechs can expect a drop in real wages and GDP, higher inflation and unemployment as the price for finishing the transition.

29.   Humana said the drop was expected due to its departure from numerous non-core markets and businesses in the past year.

30.   Most analysts had expected a drop.