Example sentences of "[pron] can not expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not expect Britain to influence the direction the Community takes in the next decade unless it is a full and enthusiastic member . |
| 2 | Here the modest claim is made that without the social services , a section of the population will be permanently unemployed because in advanced industrial societies ‘ we can not expect industry to create many extra jobs because of the speed of technical change and job-saving investment . ’ |
| 3 | We have come to appreciate that we can not expect children to live by our adult standards too early , or too quickly , without doing them harm ; but nor should we expect them to socialize themselves . |
| 4 | We can not expect pupils to learn the sophistication necessary for handling difficult concepts if we constantly draw a veil over them and shut pupils off from the real debate . |
| 5 | As with externalities , we can not expect markets to allocate resources efficiently if the markets do not exist in the first place . |
| 6 | We can not expect voters to leave their conscience behind them when they go to the polling booth . |