Example sentences of "[noun] to expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The preamble to the rule advises the industry to expect an additional review of genetically engineered pesticides and the commercialization and marketing of foods . |
| 2 | Even homeless people have a right to expect a reasonable standard of accomodation . |
| 3 | The level of tuition fees charged to students gives them the right to expect a professional standard of service , particularly with regard to test-marking ; the Education Service is judged , to a considerable extent , by that criterion . |
| 4 | Not the time or the place to expect a violent gang attack on a pensioner . |
| 5 | If any of these cause people to expect a lower exchange rate , the speculative demand for money will fall : L 2 will shift to the left . |
| 6 | He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field . |
| 7 | In that case , there is no reason to expect a general form of explanation linking our cognitive faculties to the truth , explaining the reliability of our natural abductive sense . |
| 8 | Bush had every reason to expect an easy victory , the ultimate Christmas gift to an adoring American public , who have granted him a record approval rating in the opinion polls . |
| 9 | In other words , considerations of generalization decrement give reason to expect an overshadowing effect in flavour-aversion experiments but not in the conditioned suppression experiments . |
| 10 | Frankly , it 's a tall order to expect a major character to have depth when played by a series of unknown kids . |
| 11 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
| 12 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
| 13 | The Commission nevertheless insists there are no grounds to expect a significant impact on Community markets . |