Financial analysts had anticipated a package worth about $19.50 a share.

Few analysts had anticipated that the deal would be completed so soon.

The rise in the money numbers was larger than most analysts had anticipated.

Analysts had anticipated the announcement in the fall or perhaps next year.

Analysts had been anticipating a small loss and far lower sales.

Most analysts anticipate that the unemployment rate, which stood at 6.9 percent in May, will show a bit of an increase.

So far, the economy has showed much more resilience in the face of higher energy costs than most analysts had anticipated.

Most analysts anticipate that both reports will provide further evidence of generally weak conditions in the economy.

Prior to the meeting analysts had anticipated a loss of about 65 cents a share.

But it earned 6 cents a share more in the period than most analysts had anticipated.