Example sentences of "be expected [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The greater this interaction between chains the more favourable will be the energy parameter and this provides some indication of the type of chain which might be expected to crystallize from the melt , viz.
2 The employee 's claim was , however , effectively refused in the British Steel case because such benefits as might be expected to flow to the employer from refinements to the patented product had not ( yet ) materialised .
3 The Soviet authorities had no reason to take any interest in the fate of a handful of foreign invaders when over twenty million of their own people had been killed , while as for the Italians , it had suddenly become clear that they had in fact been anti-Fascists to a man all along and could hardly be expected to sympathize with the relatives of those few fanatics who had been rash enough to fight for the despised Duce .
4 It follows that a particular score from an intelligence appraisal can be a useful cut-off point in that those who do not attain the cut-off should not be expected to cope with the demands of the particular task .
5 This will be needed — but should not be expected to exist from the outset — if the group is to become an effective working group .
6 Mr W Doggart emphasised that tutors would be expected to adhere to the contents of the packs which would become official Institute precept and practice .
7 The Bullock Report clearly stated in 1975 : ‘ No child should be expected to cast off the language and culture of the home as he ( or she ) crosses the school threshold …
8 In general a failure to serve a committal order in due time would not be expected to lead to the quashing of the sentence of imprisonment .
9 that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the applicant can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; or
10 The petitioner still had to prove breakdown by demonstrating one ( or more ) of the following ‘ facts ’ : that the respondent had committed adultery ; that the respondent had behaved in such a way that the petitioner could not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; that the respondent had deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years ; that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years and that the respondent consented to a decree being granted ; or that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least five years .
11 That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent .
12 In Preston , 52 per cent of all working-class families with children below working age , working full-time in a year of memorably good trade ( 1851 ) , could be expected to live below the poverty line .
13 Employers will , of course , want to make clear to you the level of personal responsibility you will be expected to take within the remit of your job description ( for a sample job description , see chapter 2 ) , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are trying to warn off the less confident .
14 Robert still felt some confusion about what Aziz and his friends might be expected to do around the time of the little boy 's Occultation .
15 ‘ It is my belief that , without an honest money , Soviet citizens can not be expected to respond to the reforms , as they do not have a meaningful incentive , ’ said Mr Angell .
16 In essence each region or district gets its share of the total amount of funds available on the basis of the size of the population served , weighted to take account of the use different sections of that population can be expected to make of the service .
17 As far as this representative model is concerned procedural entitlements are viewed in purely instrumental terms , according to the contribution they may be expected to make to the accuracy of the underlying substantive policy judgments , and since no one has a right to a particular policy outcome , no one has aright either to any particular form of decision-making process .
18 An Assured Shorthold Tenant may make an application to a Rent Assessment Committee for a determination of the rent which in the opinion of the Committee the landlord might reasonably be expected to obtain for the property .
19 Examples include a driver being stung by bees , having an epileptic fit or loss of control because of a latent defect provided the driver did not and could not reasonably be expected to know of the defect .
20 B has infringed the patent for the computer chips even if he did not know or could not be expected to know of the patent .
21 He would be expected to help in the kitchen stores when not delivering .
22 Anyway , the van would be arriving any minute now and Benny would be expected to help in the unloading .
23 The magnitude of the overt CR will depend on the interaction of these two forms of learning and can thus be expected to diminish as the contribution of the latter increases .
24 A late election will also be acceptable where at a crucial time one of the signatories or a signatory 's agent was unavailable for unforeseeable reasons ( such as a serious illness ) and there was no one else who could reasonably be expected to stand in the agent 's shoes .
25 As the epidemic progresses , younger cows would be expected to disappear from the pool of infected animals .
26 Elected leaders , such as politicians and many trade union officials , have such authority , which they will be expected to exercise in the interests of the electors/union members .
27 The committee was established to recommend a model of how the English language ( whether spoken or written ) works , which would form a basis for teacher training and professional discussion of English teaching ; to recommend how and how far this model should be made explicit to pupils ; and to recommend what pupils should be taught and be expected to understand by the ages of 7 , 11 and 16 .
28 Among the many reasons for this are , first , a belief that the spread of the secondary comprehensive school has led to a fall in standards or has failed to lead to the heralded improvement in quality ; and secondly , a raising of expectations , among politicians , parents , employers and young people , about what young people , in the light of growing youth unemployment , should be expected to achieve by the end of the period of compulsory education , especially in preparation for life , work and further/higher education .
29 These were military followers apparently of considerable social status and influence , though probably to be distinguished from the greatest magnates of the realm , many of whom had military followings of their own , and might be expected to fight for the king both inside and outside his kingdom .
30 It is sometimes interesting to use the transition probability matrix to generate synthetic sequences of foggy and clear days ; these sequences show patterns that might be expected to occur in the future ( since there are an infinite number of alternative futures but only one present and one past ) .
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