Example sentences of "[not/n't] expected [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It said that the move is not expected to impact the 1,100 employees that Sun has in the state .
2 Centrist and left-of-centre parties did modestly , mirroring their reported poor performance in simultaneous local elections , and were not expected to form an effective alliance due to entrenched inter-party animosities .
3 However States are not expected to monitor the prior treaty commitments of their potential treaty parties to ensure that they are compatible .
4 The US discount interest rate was on April 30 cut from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent ; the move was not expected to persuade the German Bundesbank to change its position on interest rates .
5 So everyone will have to settle for Namibia and Romania , who will make a refreshing change but are not expected to challenge the Southern Hemisphere stranglehold on this tournament .
6 The distinction is explicable on the basis that directorship has not been regarded by the courts as a profession , and hence a director is not expected to satisfy a higher standard , for example that of the reasonably competent business manager , simply by virtue of holding office .
7 The law student is not expected to learn every single rule in every single legal topic .
8 Sax Riley , chief executive , has set ‘ demanding business targets ’ for 1993 to improve revenue in an insurance market ‘ which is not expected to show a significant improvement over 1992 ’ .
9 ‘ Those lambs that are not expected to fetch a top price on the home market may well be ideally suited for export .
10 These were not expected to withstand a regular siege , but the walls were loopholed for muskets , with two turrets at the corners sited to cover the intervening area with fire , to enable a casual attack by armed clansmen to be held off until help arrived .
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