But, she said, there was no evidence of footprints or handprints on the walls of the bathroom or the bath itself, as might have been expected if he had done that.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

In this atmosphere the BNP, posing as unsullied avengers, might have been expected to do even better.

ECONOMIST: The BNP's breakthrough

Spending at home has held up rather better than might have been expected, as well.

ECONOMIST: America's economy

That stunned big-spending City, who progressed to the semi-finals of this competition last season under previous boss Mark Hughes - and who might have been expected to take it seriously again this time around seeing as they are still without a trophy since 1976.

BBC: West Brom 2-1 Man City

Unconventional interventions by the European Central Bank (ECB) over the past few years might have been expected to weaken the currency, because the bank was seen as departing from its customary hardline stance.

ECONOMIST: Currencies

As a former top Republican staff member in the Senate and legal counsel to the New York Stock Exchange, she might have been expected to be sympathetic to the antiregulatory mood of both parties, but, once again, she found herself out of step, most notably when a young company known as Enron called on the C.

NEWYORKER: The Contrarian