Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [adj] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence presented in Tables 9.3 and 9.4 lends weight to the statement that being less risky we should expect less return from fixed interest investments whichever country is being considered . |
| 2 | The net effect will vary according to the cost conditions within the particular industry under consideration , and within the real world we might expect considerable variation from one industry to another . |
| 3 | They were described as designed to disadvantage the fledgling opposition parties which could expect substantial support from West German sister parties . |
| 4 | Sukarno and his associates could expect little sympathy from the returning Allies ; surely then the Dutch would be restored ? |
| 5 | JS advertisements made it clear to customers they could expect higher standards from Sainsbury 's . |
| 6 | He can expect solid support from about a third of the 1,000 delegates , with a third belonging to the camp of malcontent communists and nationalists , and about a third undecided . |
| 7 | Those caught in the ‘ genteel poverty trap ’ can expect little sympathy from people earning the national wage of £15,790 or less . |
| 8 | Sentencing the three men on Aug. 28 , he said that the offence had been an attack on the integrity of the stock market , and that he wished " to send a clear message that those who seek commercial advantage by acting dishonestly … can expect little mercy from the courts " . |
| 9 | In the case of a contested bid the offeror can expect little co-operation from the target or its directors . |
| 10 | This will be particularly important in relation to contested takeovers where the offeror can expect little co-operation from the board of the target . |
| 11 | And despite their reservations over his image — indeed his whole lifestyle — he can expect total support from the archly-conservative US Tour when he has dried himself out at the Hazelton Clinic , near Minneapolis . |
| 12 | Neither Mr Fallon nor Mr Bergg can expect any help from the borough council . |
| 13 | As for other sectors , retailers can expect attractive deals from landlords throughout the country ; exactly the same goes for industrialists leasing premises either on the less prestigious business parks or run-of-the-mill estates . |