Example sentences of "not expect [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It said that the move is not expected to impact the 1,100 employees that Sun has in the state . |
| 2 | Centrist and left-of-centre parties did modestly , mirroring their reported poor performance in simultaneous local elections , and were not expected to form an effective alliance due to entrenched inter-party animosities . |
| 3 | However States are not expected to monitor the prior treaty commitments of their potential treaty parties to ensure that they are compatible . |
| 4 | The US discount interest rate was on April 30 cut from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent ; the move was not expected to persuade the German Bundesbank to change its position on interest rates . |
| 5 | So everyone will have to settle for Namibia and Romania , who will make a refreshing change but are not expected to challenge the Southern Hemisphere stranglehold on this tournament . |
| 6 | The distinction is explicable on the basis that directorship has not been regarded by the courts as a profession , and hence a director is not expected to satisfy a higher standard , for example that of the reasonably competent business manager , simply by virtue of holding office . |
| 7 | The law student is not expected to learn every single rule in every single legal topic . |
| 8 | Sax Riley , chief executive , has set ‘ demanding business targets ’ for 1993 to improve revenue in an insurance market ‘ which is not expected to show a significant improvement over 1992 ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Those lambs that are not expected to fetch a top price on the home market may well be ideally suited for export . |
| 10 | These were not expected to withstand a regular siege , but the walls were loopholed for muskets , with two turrets at the corners sited to cover the intervening area with fire , to enable a casual attack by armed clansmen to be held off until help arrived . |
| 11 | Remember that if you return home at the end of the session with the work you planned to do uncompleted you can not expect to return the next day or the next week to find the situation exactly as you left it . |
| 12 | It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months . |
| 13 | She certainly did not expect to see the beautiful cake especially made by Tina Denny , iced in Medau Blue , with our logo girl in one corner , or the surprise presentation of a charming Royal Doulton figurine , accompanied by much love and good wishes . |
| 14 | You should not expect to receive a detailed resume of your employment history with the company . |
| 15 | This time , he does not expect to unseat the Tory incumbent , Mr Robert Adley , who got 35,656 votes in 1987 — against Labour 's 5,174 and the SDP 's 13,282 — but he does hope for a big swing to Labour . |
| 16 | Equally , do not expect to find the same fineness of knotting in a nomadic item as in a rug of workshop origin , although some nomadic rugs are surprisingly finely knotted and consistent in their designs . |
| 17 | Always ask for a slice cut freshly from the salame and do not expect to get the true flavour from a pre-cut chunk on a plate . |
| 18 | Attlee did not expect to win the general election held on 5 July 1945 ( though the result was not declared until 26 July , to allow the votes of the Armed Forces to be garnered from around the globe ) . |
| 19 | One should not expect to obtain a detailed contract , but once a commitment is made it is for the long term . |
| 20 | Housewives simply do not expect to work the same hours in the home as they would in an office or factory . |
| 21 | erm we 're not expecting to see a huge amount of discounting in the summer months , so erm because the capacity that was on the market this year is going to very much match the demand from customers |
| 22 | erm we do n't expect to see a great change in that . |
| 23 | Do n't expect to make a speculative fortune with old jewellery , but it is fun to collect and should hold its price , whereas you 'll be lucky to get half your money back on anything bought in a shop . |
| 24 | If a road sweeper kills the king he ca n't expect to get the same gratuity as a general . |
| 25 | Univel Inc is n't expecting to have a multi-processor version of UnixWare ready for another 18 months . |