They have just telephoned to say that there is a car accident on the motorway, and we must expect casualties.

Hard life Officials say that they expect heavy casualties in Ishkashim district, where "an entire village of 72 families" has been trapped under snow.

"At least he's still realist enough to expect casualties," Hildreth replied.

Those who expected light casualties expected the enemy to collapse.

British losses in the morning were light, although the plan had expected casualties of up to 50% in the initial attack.

That's inevitable, you can't fight a war and not expect casualties.

We have to expect casualties from time to time.

And, he added, "as we continue to put our forces in areas in which they have never operated, we can expect continued casualties."

Viewers not only expect casualties on those series, they sometimes summon them.

Pentagon officials have warned that they expect more American casualties from mines in Afghanistan.