1.   No jobs cuts are expected from the acquisition, the firms said.

2.   They say that although to a certain extent the cuts were expected, moral is still very low.

3.   Although substantial job cuts had been expected, the number was bigger and the action will come sooner than many employees and analysts had expected.

4.   Analysts said they expected further cuts in the next few months.

5.   An even bigger price cut can be expected next year as more companies are allowed to market their forms of Prozac, known chemically as fluoxetine.

6.   An overwhelming majority expected a cut before the last meeting, a month ago.

7.   Analysts said they expect price cuts in some hot-selling brands.

8.   Analysts, traders and investors had expected a cut to the intervention rate by between a tenth and a quarter of a percentage point.

9.   And further cuts are expected, especially on the studio lot, where some producers who were friends of Daly and Semel will probably not have their deals renewed.