Example sentences of "expect [verb] a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 The line to Bathgate , reopened to passengers on 24 March 1986 ( including two new stations at Uphall and Livingston ) at a cost of £1.5million shared by six public bodies expected to see a top figure of 400,000 passengers annually .
2 The £8m first phase of the Darlington Cross Town Route , expected to attract a European grant of £2m. ;
3 In no way can library suppliers be expected to promote a full range of material — not just commercially attractive titles , but also small , low-cost titles from obscure publishers which offer the supplier low profit margins .
4 Individual risk is defined by The Institution of Chemical Engineers as ‘ the frequency at which an individual may be expected to sustain a given level of harm from the realisation of specified hazards ’ .
5 The Dixons chairman , Mr Stanley Kalms , is expected to issue a formal rejection of the Kingfisher offer this morning .
6 Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point .
7 Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point .
8 Naturally we expect to see a fair share of lottery revenue coming to Scotland .
9 As the insurance companies could expect a huge increased revenue , they in turn could be expected to bear a large proportion of the cost of implementing the scheme .
10 Only a depth interview of several hours can be expected to provide a complete picture of overall positive and negative feelings experienced by the housewife in relation to housework .
11 We have already noted that lawyers can be expected to provide a whole range of help which would certainly include information , advice and assistance .
12 Hence the Council expects a significant proportion of staff involved in teaching of courses leading to its awards to be engaged in research ; moreover , colleges are expected to provide a high standard of specialized accommodation , library provision , academic , technical and administrative staff and good working conditions generally .
13 During work experience students are expected to exhibit a high degree of interpersonal skills in initiating and sustaining working relationships .
14 During community involvement students are expected to exhibit a high degree of interpersonal skills in initiating and sustaining working relationships and responding to the needs of others .
15 Some large companies employ their own photographers but very often these people are expected to handle a good deal of clerical work as well as take and process all the photography .
16 All students will be expected to submit a brief report of their project by September 1993 and also give a short presentation at an event to be arranged in October 1993 .
17 Teachers are expected to do a good deal of work at home .
18 All are powered by a single PP9 alkaline battery fitted into the receiver , which should be expected to last a full season of regular work .
19 As an example , solicitors are expected to possess a detailed knowledge of certain aspects of the law , to support their client 's interests and respect the confidentiality of their business .
20 The Broadcasting Bill , due next month , is expected to spark a radical reshaping of radio in the UK , broadly along the lines envisaged in the Government 's 1987 Green Paper ‘ Radio : Choices and Opportunities ’ .
21 ( iv ) If the applicant is unable to comply in full with ( ii ) or ( iii ) above then they would be expected to demonstrate a suitable level of competence and experience .
22 These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects .
23 These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects .
24 By comparing objects in museums with those mentioned in inventories or seen in old drawings and photographs , we expect to get a fuller picture of domestic life in Scotland than we can find in any one source alone .
25 ‘ I can hardly be expected to have a great deal of time for gardening , ’ she said , ‘ I am forced to pay out money for gardening help . ’
26 Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam .
27 In order to analyse possible variations in expression , we studied whole blood from a patient with pheochromocytoma , who was expected to have a high level of expression of this gene , obtaining a value four times higher than those from normal subjects ( data submitted but not shown ) .
28 The masses can never be expected to have a clear conception of a supreme God without investing those attributes with a projection of their own personality .
29 For efficiency and confidentiality , the conference is expected to have a clear set of objectives , and to be restricted to those people directly involved with the child and the family concerned , and those who need to know about or have a contribution to make to the tasks involved .
30 Using equation ( 2 ) , the cost of debt finance can be calculated as follows : The current market value of the firm 's equity finance is £1 million and the firm is expected to pay a perpetual dividend of £120,000 each year ( that is , g=0 ) .
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