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

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1 It would be too much to expect convergent evolution to have produced a single thrifty genotype in all populations by chance , and the most likely situation is that several genes have been selected in different combinations , in different populations , to produce a phenotypically similar syndrome .
2 It is impractical to expect any party to draw trouble on himself by notifying the other of a potential claim .
3 It is not yet possible to expect any therapy to eliminate HIV from the body and anti-viral therapies will have to be taken for long periods , maybe for life .
4 It is a question of fact in every case whether the number of people affected will constitute ‘ a class of Her Majesty 's subjects ’ , but Lord Denning provides some guidance , saying ‘ A public nuisance is a nuisance which is so widespread in range and so indiscriminate in its effect that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility to put a stop to it , but that it would be the responsibility of the community at large ’ .
5 Finally , there is the type of public nuisance arising out of private nuisance which affects a sufficiently large number of people that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility : see Denning L.J .
6 ( 3 ) … ‘ wasted costs ' means any costs incurred by a party — ( a ) as a result of any improper , unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any representative or any employee of a representative ; or ( b ) which , in the light of any such act or omission occurring after they were incurred , the court considers it is unreasonable to expect that party to pay .
7 " Wasted costs " means any costs incurred by a party as a result of any improper , unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any legal or other representative , including their employees , or any costs which , in the light of any such act or omission occurring after they were incurred , the court considers it is unreasonable to expect that party to pay ( s 51(7) ) .
8 It is perhaps unreasonable to expect Continental evidence to represent accurately the styles of dress worn in early Anglo-Saxon England .
9 ‘ I do n't think it is fair to expect this lady to pay for a new lock .
10 On June 5 in Oslo , in a speech accepting the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize , Gorbachev said that " now that perestroika has entered its critical phase , the Soviet Union is entitled to expect large-scale support to assure its success " , and warned that " if perestroika fails the prospect of entering a new peaceful period in history will vanish " .
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