Example sentences of "be expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | These days , most US chart-toppers can be expected to notch reasonable placings in the UK listings , though there are exceptions . |
| 2 | Peter Field , the chief Australian negotiator , said that although developing countries in the " Cairns Group " would be expected to make lower cuts in protective import tariffs , their endorsement of the proposals showed that they were " prepared to bite the bullet " . |
| 3 | There had to be some rationalisation of research funding in this field , and if the earth sciences are typical , other subjects could be expected to show similar effects in varying degrees . |
| 4 | He argued that , on the one hand , reproduction is mainly practised by peasants and others of low rank , who could hardly be expected to show much interest in whether they produced male or female children . |
| 5 | The bargaining relationship between the railways and the state could be expected to show different patterns in the two countries . |
| 6 | These may be expected to play important roles in relation to decisions on public expenditure . |
| 7 | Certainly , the habituation process described in Chapter 2 will be engaged during the first stage of a latent inhibition experiment and might be expected to play some part in determining the outcome . |
| 8 | Candidates will be expected to offer high grades in the science subjects , be competent in both written and spoken English and show evidence of satisfactory financial support . |
| 9 | The exposition of the convergence thesis also points to the fact that countries which are alike in other respects would be expected to develop significant differences in their industrial relations if they had industrialised at different historical periods . |
| 10 | It could be argued that the requirement of regularity is unduly restrictive and reflects the rationale of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 , namely , the additional duties imposed on suppliers should only fall on those who can , because of the regularity of their dealings , be expected to have some competence in relation to the goods supplied . |