Example sentences of "to expect [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 A majority group inevitably feels , politically if not constitutionally , that it has prior claim on officer advice and loyalty , and a right to expect that professional judgements should be subordinated to party policy .
2 If a star could collapse to such a small size , it is not unreasonable to expect that other stars could collapse to even smaller size and become black holes .
3 While it may be straightforward to think of school development planning , teacher appraisal , the identifying of remediable faults and the training or retraining of teachers as one set of loosely connected but manageable disciplines , it is less straightforward but equally urgent to expect that other connections should be more systematically organized in order to give assurances of quality .
4 To a modern mind , accustomed to expect that important decisions will be communicated without delay to those whom they concern , such a lack of businesslike habits is almost incredible .
5 It is reasonable to expect that public attitudes and beliefs about attempted suicide will affect its incidence .
6 Doubtless these were given too little weight because it was reasonable to expect that tidal forces of the Sun had given Mercury synchronous rotation .
7 Because of the scale of the need , the limitations of staff and resources and the pressure of other work it is unrealistic to expect that local authorities could provide a comprehensive training programme immediately .
8 I had warned Klein to expect some inquisitive visitors either in London or at his home in Lugano where he spent his winters .
9 With the two crux pitches of VII apparently behind us , it seemed reasonable to expect some hidden jugs , as the guide promised moves of VI- .
10 Since Middle Devonian shelf-edge reefs with stromataporoids and corals outcrop in Devon ( House et al. 1977 ) , it is reasonable to expect these potential reservoirs to occur in the subsurface of the intervening tract .
11 It is , perhaps , unrealistic to expect all these roles and responsibilities to be vested in the one person of the fertility counsellor , who works in an underfunded area of treatment where resources are continually diminishing .
12 The company has been out telling run-of-the-mill customers not to expect any serious deliveries at least until October .
13 The company is out telling run-of-the-mill customers not to expect any real deliveries until at least October .
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