Example sentences of "too [adj] expect [adj] " 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 | While it is probably too much to expect English politicians to learn from Scotland , I would have hoped that in Scotland we will still try to understand the problems rather than take refuge in moral outrage and simply condemn . |
| 3 | But perhaps it is asking too much to expect some sort of articulated political goal — especially of the young adolescents who are responsible for the bulk of working-class crime . |
| 4 | But it would be too much to expect foolproof results from either method : personal assessment based on experience ; or the more objective actuarial credit-scoring system . |
| 5 | ‘ Queen Street has always been one of the main access points to the beach and it is too far to expect old people to walk around the end of the development , ’ she added . |