The cause of the fire is not yet known and a scaled-down presence was expected at the site for some time as damping down continued.

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Mulally, the former head of Boeing, has gotten high marks generally for steering the company through the worst economic downturn since the great depression, and was expected to step down at any time now that the worst has passed.

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Eventually recovery time is expected to come down to just 23 hours.

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It is expected that the terminated dealers will wind down their operations over time and in an orderly manner.

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The largest maker of phone equipment is losing more than expected for first quarter 2001 and adjusting fourth-quarter earnings down for the second time.

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At the time, the competing teams expected to find that the more distant supernovae were slowing down, relative to those nearer - a decline of the expansion of the Universe that began with the Big Bang.

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Many other conversions have been slowed down by environmental clean-ups that have been more expensive and time-consuming than expected.

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It's a difficult situation to get into when you're expected to come and win by a reasonable number of points and you find yourself down at half-time.

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Many reckoned the Slovaks would vote down the bailout expansion, but another vote is expected soon and the measure is expected to pass this time.

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Thirty-five out of 50 are expected to further depreciate this year, pulling the average national values down another -3.6% by this time next year.

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