Example sentences of "not [be] expect [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not be expected to monitor these statements . |
| 2 | If you are called for an interview with a local authority , you would not be expected to answer detailed questions relating to local government law . |
| 3 | The biological resources that just supported small nomadic populations at a neolithic level of culture can not be expected to support larger populations at southern standards of living . |
| 4 | Aguirre , previously thought of as one of the President 's most loyal officers , described it as " unfair and unjust " and stated that a leader who was incapable of " making a just and proper decision over a simple matter such as appointments can not be expected to make correct decisions about the complex affairs of state " . |
| 5 | The Swedish Prime Minister , Carl Bildt , justly complained that ‘ membership has unspecified potential obligations ’ , and that Sweden thus could not be expected to make binding assurances that she would participate in a common defence policy which has not yet been defined . |
| 6 | Without a market for externalities the price system can not be expected to bring marginal costs and marginal benefits of these externalities into line . |
| 7 | Local large employers could also be encouraged to establish departments providing work experience for people with long-term disabilities , provided they received financial incentives in the form of capital grants and revenue support : employers should not be expected to provide charitable funds or investment , although they can provide an atmosphere of tolerance , access for sheltered workers to the benefits which other employees enjoy ( such as sports and canteen facilities ) , and a willingness to consider these supported workers for more general employment if they make good progress . |
| 8 | The court accepted that the minister would not be expected to hear such representations as if he were a judge . |