Example sentences of "[prep] be expected that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also pointed out that in a competitive market for a homogeneous product it was to be expected that prices would be identical and follow each other closely . |
| 2 | It was to be expected that Britain as the leading maritime power should take a lead in scientific voyages , which could be directly linked to shorter passage times and greater safety , and the general advancement of trade . |
| 3 | It 's of course only to be expected that people should moan about the tax they 've got to pay and people always complain that it seems to go up every year . |
| 4 | On the contrary , it is to be expected that sales to and purchases from customers will leave individual market makers holding more or less of particular stocks than they would choose . |
| 5 | Even the most cursory of examinations of the minutes of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party indicates the feverish activity which was occurring in the immediate post-war years and , in these early days , it was to be expected that mistakes would be made and that new directions would be sought . |