Example sentences of "[adj] expect the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allowing for those who were too selfish to want to help even when they were well qualified to do so , and those who were manifestly unsuitable to act as foster parents , because they were too young , too old or too inexperienced — a third , say , of the total , it was unrealistic to expect the Jewish community to absorb 10,000 refugee children . |
| 2 | Accepting that politically it would be unrealistic to expect the National Curriculum to be couched in other than conventional terms , ie subjects , I questioned the absence of a rationale . |
| 3 | It was agreed that it would be reasonable to expect the new computer person to have some contribution to make towards solving our current problems . |
| 4 | Some SSDs recognised the need for transition to independent living services , although unfortunately it is more common to expect the disabled person to find all the motivation within themselves . |
| 5 | Persons buying products bearing those names are entitled to expect the particular standards associated with them . |