Example sentences of "the [noun] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The board expects 1993 to be another good year , but the shares eased 6p to 224p . |
| 2 | ‘ The matters to which regard is to be had in particular … are any of the following which appear to be relevant — ; ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practic-able ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . ’ |
| 3 | The factors which the court is to take into account under Sched 2 are : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 4 | These guidelines , although not exhaustive of the factors to be considered , include the following : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 5 | The kitchen 's perception of the restaurant manager is also fragmented in that the kitchen expects that manager to feed back customer response . |
| 6 | Might the university expect better grades than they asked for previously ? |
| 7 | As a general policy the University expects all its departments and faculties to be rated highly in terms of their research , and where this is not the case has reviewed , and will continue to review , the position to see how research standing can be improved . |
| 8 | The University expects this trend to continue . |
| 9 | Sperber and Wilson 's ( 1986 ) principle of relevance entitles the hearer to expect adequate contextual effects for the minimum necessary processing effort.5 This means that a speaker who is asked to say what , for example , was said in a lecture would not satisfy the principle of relevance if he or she read out the entire content word for word . |
| 10 | It would have been unreasonable of the author/translator to expect this item of information to remain in the reader 's consciousness after three intervening pages and an explicitly marked change of scene or topic . |
| 11 | From this type of starting-point the SDPP expected two things to flow , namely the capturing of a long-term vision within which short-term goals were to be set and , second , a relief in teacher stress . |
| 12 | CIOB , CIBSE and RICS all look for 20 hours per year , while the RTPI expects 25 hours . |
| 13 | Work on the production line starts in the next couple of days with the sales of the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Vextra containing the engine expected next spring . |
| 14 | IF THE Chancellor expected consistent advice backed by irresistible logic from the first submission from his seven wise men , he will have been disappointed by their 80-page text plus statistical appendix yesterday . |
| 15 | Investors provide the cash expecting high returns ; to get the money , a firm must be looking at pretty profitable investment opportunities . |
| 16 | The leader expects personal , sycophantic devotion from his staff and followers . |
| 17 | Civil rights were to include the freedom to join labour unions , the right to strike and the right to expect equal opportunity in employment irrespective of gender , race or creed . |
| 18 | The Durham Cathedral players will only function as protectors of the cathedral and of refugees seeking asylum in so far as others in the drama expect that function from them . |
| 19 | The group expected economic recovery in 1993 . |
| 20 | The organisers expect 500,000 spectators to line the route from Blackheath to Westminster Bridge . |
| 21 | This year 's five-day fair is the biggest so far , with 8,189 exhibitors from 93 countries ; the organisers expect 220,000 visitors . |
| 22 | However , there is indirect evidence that the orbit of a binary pair , one member of which is the pulsar PSR 1913+16 , is collapsing at exactly the rate expected due to the loss of energy in gravitational radiation . |
| 23 | Farm incomes are expected to fall in the 1990s and the Commission expects many farmers to participate in the scheme , despite initial protests that the payments are too low . |
| 24 | Another consideration is that the government expects high-technology' industries to grow by 10 per cent a year for the next decade . |
| 25 | However , the government expects local authorities to encourage independent suppliers and make ‘ wider use of service specifications , agency agreements and contracts . ’ |
| 26 | Even if the North Sea oil bonus is stripped out , the firm expects Scottish growth of 1.4 per cent after a fall of 1.3 per cent in non-oil output between 1991 and 1992 . |
| 27 | The tradesman expects heavy use from his machinery , and will replace brushes himself to save on ‘ down time ’ . |
| 28 | However , it is not obvious whether the respondents expect this to happen to them specifically or if it is a population level observation . |
| 29 | The NUS expects that core activities such as welfare services , accommodation and catering will be retained as functions directly paid for by college authorities . |
| 30 | The corresponding reduction in base interest rate to 14% was interpreted as a signal that the Treasury expects this will be an anti-inflation discipline . |