Example sentences of "[be] expect [verb] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biological resources that just supported small nomadic populations at a neolithic level of culture can not be expected to support larger populations at southern standards of living . |
| 2 | At the sub-national level , the peripheral/least favoured regions might be expected to exhibit lower labour costs relative to the core regions . |
| 3 | It concentrated upon Clinton 's advocacy of a " new covenant " between the government and the governed whereby the former would provide greater resources while the latter would be expected to shoulder greater responsibilities . |
| 4 | Peter Field , the chief Australian negotiator , said that although developing countries in the " Cairns Group " would be expected to make lower cuts in protective import tariffs , their endorsement of the proposals showed that they were " prepared to bite the bullet " . |
| 5 | Over one thousand qualified , committed and underpaid young men and women can not be expected to exercise greater patience . |
| 6 | However on the basis of the evidence from the research on the relationship between age and subjects which we have discussed above , it seems likely that non-traditionally qualified students in areas such as science and engineering might be expected to achieve lower levels of success than those in areas such as arts or social sciences . |
| 7 | Estates in the Church 's ownership from an early date can be expected to have greater continuity , but there were still considerable changes before 1066 . |
| 8 | If poor nutrition in utero is the main cause of the poor lung function children with low birth weight and normal gestational age would be expected to have lower lung function values than those of the same birth weight who were born prematurely . |