Example sentences of "the [noun] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the council expects coal use to increase sharply as oil and gas reserves run out , leading to the exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves by the end of the next century . |
| 2 | I AM not worried by the tactics of the Tory Whips during the Maastricht debate because any government has the right to expect members elected on its manifesto to push its business through the House . |
| 3 | The group expected Charman to be upset but they were taken aback at his extreme response . |
| 4 | Dishonesty is also brought out in this scene , when the Duke expects Shylock to forgive Antonio in line 23 ‘ which is a pound of this poor merchant 's flesh , thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture , but touch with human gentleness and love , Forgive a moiety of the principal ; ’ . |
| 5 | Many in the trade expect prices to go up further today , and possibly for quite a few auctions to come . |
| 6 | By 2001 the government expects 90% of new jobs to be filled by women and that women will form 45% of the labour force ( Employment Gazette April 1990 ) . |
| 7 | In view of the clear directive contained in the document ’ Caring for People ’ that the Government expect health providers to set up NHS nursing homes , will the Secretary of State give a commitment that there will be health providers in Wales , and that trusts will establish such homes ? |
| 8 | The firm expects Europe to contribute another 10% in revenues by the end of the year . |
| 9 | ‘ Some people I spoke to during the summer expected New Zealand and Australia to be beaten , then France twice and finally us . |
| 10 | He confesses this is why he 's started leaping out in uncharacteristic new directions which discomfit the regulars , playing with bright colours and polka dots when the world expects sludge and subtle stripes ad nauseam . |
| 11 | The press expect manager Butcher to lose his job shortly . |
| 12 | By contrast , the panel expects output in continental Europe to tumble by 1% this year . |
| 13 | In volume terms trade expanded last year by 5% , slower than the 7% in 1989 ; the GATT expects growth to slow again this year . |
| 14 | The company expects OEMs to start delivering Solaris 2.1-based systems the beginning of the second quarter . |
| 15 | Over time , the company expects Workplace OS to surpass the power of the RISC version of AIX to run on 64-bit machines as well as a wide range of multiprocessing systems . |
| 16 | Bedford , Massachusetts-based ComputerVision Corp 's chief financial officer said the company expects sales will continue to grow in an increasingly competitive environment , while service will provide a ‘ predictable and solid cash flow . ’ |
| 17 | Oops : now the OECD expects output there to shrink by 1.9% . |
| 18 | For some reason , the public expected Diana to be with him wherever he went . |
| 19 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |
| 20 | Throughout the Plowden Report runs the assumption that what is taught in schools ( ie what we , the adults expect children to learn ) must relate to where the child is ( intellectually , social , emotionally ) rather than to where we think the child ought to be . |
| 21 | During the meeting with the dialogue partners , as it became clear that the USA expected Pacific countries to meet some of the costs involved in such an initiative , this initial enthusiasm waned . |