"The candidates were feeling the strain and the audience felt a kind of sense of excitement that I would not have anticipated."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Shah says that despite the fact officials had anticipated acts of retaliation, the latest violence was surprising.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Worries about an anticipated resurgence of swine flu in North America later this year is expected to be an urgent topic at the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

The hitch lies with an anticipated large number of complaints, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

"That spirit of cooperation, that new spirit that we had anticipated in the Western Hemisphere was very, very evident in the way we conducted our business,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

The highly anticipated dates sold out almost immediately when tickets went on sale.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

The announced troop cut was widely anticipated and will leave about 10,000 NATO forces in Kosovo compared to up to 15,000 troops there at any given time.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

Defense Secretary Robert Gates painted a mostly upbeat picture of the situation in Iraq, indicating that it was possible that more U.S.troops could come home sooner than anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Appealing for restraint at a news conference, Clinton said she was encouraged by the calm reaction to the naval encounter and said plans for the long-anticipated Bosworth mission are going forward.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The French launch coincides with the anticipated spacewalk of U.S.Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel who are expected to exit the space Shuttle Atlantis for the first of five spacewalks to upgrade Hubble telescope.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

And Flynn says the cloud is spreading. "The southern part of Europe is for the most part clear (OMITTED) but the volcanic ash cloud is anticipated to extend slightly further south and eastward during this night."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Last week saw positive U.S.economic news, with increases in home sales and housing prices, a jump in manufacturing activity, a drop in new jobless claims, and a new growth figure showing the economy shrinking far less than had been anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

A senior official here said the administration had anticipated a sharp response by Pyongyang to Monday's Security Council statement and that the United States did not intend to "get bogged down" by responding to every statement carried by the official North Korean media.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

But they say the United States is losing patience with what they see as fruitless overtures to Tehran, and they say they believe that sanctions should be imposed without delay if the long-anticipated visit to Tehran by President Lula fails to produce results.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14