81.   The appointment was expected as one of a series of committee assignments to be announced Thursday by the Senate Democratic leader, Tom Daschle of South Dakota.

82.   The Cowboys expected as much coming in.

83.   The narrowing deficit was expected as the May trade numbers released earlier this month showed surprising export growth.

84.   The move was widely expected as ferry companies have been forced to compete more heavily since the opening of the so-called Chunnel last year.

85.   The real Hakeem expects as much from Francis as he always has from himself.

86.   The soldiers were the first of thousands expected as the army works to retake the zone now that Pastrana has broken off the talks.

87.   The suit is also the first of many expected as companies battle it out in the courts and in the fast-changing U.S. telecommunications market.

88.   They are probably not what one would expect as the components of a cutting-edge system designed for medical use in the international space station.

89.   They expected as much when he left the New England Patriots two years ago to resurrect one of the most dreadful clubs in the National Football League.

90.   This week it has begun, but not as Volcker expected.