Example sentences of "to expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is foolish to look for great intellectual nourishment from a parasite , just as it would be to expect the delicacies of romantic love in the company of a hired prostitute . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , each leads us to expect the arms race which experience confirms . |
| 3 | ‘ I taught Jimmy the sensation of where to expect the serve of an opponent , plus where to plan to return that shot . |
| 4 | Where perishable goods are to be despatched to the buyer by carrier , it is reasonable to expect the goods to be of such a quality as to be able to withstand a normal journey — Mash & murrell v. Joseph Emmanuel ( 1961 Q.B. ) . |
| 5 | It would be unrealistic to expect the majority of researchers from overseas to maintain their UK research interests when they return to their country of origin , or move elsewhere , as many of them do , to the extent that they would wish to complete a paper or papers based on their UK findings . |
| 6 | It would be unrealistic to expect the majority of researchers from overseas to maintain their UK research interests when they return to their country of origin , or move elsewhere , as many of them do , to the extent that they would wish to complete a paper or papers based on their UK findings . |
| 7 | Here again it is unrealistic to expect the law of any state to list modes of service which are not allowed ; the policy of the authors of the draft that only a positive prohibition should ‘ stand in the way of granting a request for service ’ gives inadequate weight to the interests of the state of destination . |
| 8 | But it would be unreasonable to expect the Ibrox players to scale the heights again this afternoon in the aftermath of their ten-man win over Brugge . |
| 9 | It seems realistic to expect the auditor to take such information into account in his review of the audit and the person acting as auditor also needs to be aware of other non-audit work on his client that partners in his firm may be doing such as for example tax work and they in turn should consider whether any information that may arise from their work is relevant to the conduct of the audit and where it is , they should also consider whether it is relevant to the duty to report to the regulator , the partner carrying out the audit should also if possible , discuss it with his client . |
| 10 | ‘ To argue that workers displaced by machines should necessarily be able to find work building those machines makes no more sense than to expect the horses displaced by mechanical vehicles to have been employed , directly or indirectly , in various branches of the expanding automotive industry , ’ says Leontief ( 1978 ) . |
| 11 | The fact that where goods are designed and manufactured to the buyer 's special order the seller will have greater knowledge of the buyer 's requirements and the buyer will rely on the seller 's skill may make it less reasonable for the seller to exclude or limit liability ; on the other , hand , if goods are manufactured to the buyer 's special order , it may be more reasonable to expect the buyer to insure against losses . |
| 12 | However , a Commissioner may still investigate if he is satisfied that it is not reasonable to expect the complainant to use or have used this right . |
| 13 | I would expect someone who claimed to believe in ghosts to give some evidence for their existence , and it is reasonable to expect the theist to give evidence for God 's existence . |
| 14 | But I do not consider it reasonable to expect the theist to prove the existence of God , something that would effectively remove the element of trust which I have also highlighted . |
| 15 | It is suggested that where the premises form part of a number of properties insured by the landlord under a block policy , it would be unreasonable to expect the landlord to produce the policy and this is accepted . |
| 16 | A really effective technique for tutors with access to many keyboards is to expect the learners to complete word processed task sheets on screen , and store them on disc for later study , marking and collation . |
| 17 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 18 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 19 | The Secretary of State , in the letter he sent to all hon. Members , said that it would be unrealistic to expect the removal of all differences between brewers and their tenants . |
| 20 | I was n't naive enough to expect the goodies to win every time , but over the long-haul , and certainly in the last reel , I sort of weakly , vaguely , wetly assumed that things would come right . |
| 21 | ‘ It would however be quite unreasonable to expect the accidents were never to happen when the wire gauze lamps are used ; for it must be remembered , setting aside the chance of their being damaged by some of the casualties incidental to coal mining , they are to be entrusted to the management of a body of men among whom negligent individuals will be found . ’ |
| 22 | In the case of a young child it is unrealistic to expect the child to comply with the supervisor 's directions without the co-operation and commitment of the person caring for him . |
| 23 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that because of the insider 's connection and position it would be reasonable to expect the person in his position not to disclose the information except in the proper performance of his duties ; and |
| 24 | I had been warned on the ground to expect the phenomenon ; after a couple more practice stalls , and later in the circuit , I almost got used to it . |
| 25 | ‘ To expect the Liberals to control Labour would be like asking Dad 's Army to restrain the Mongol Hordes . ’ |
| 26 | To expect the Liberals to control Labour would be like asking Dad 's Army to restrain the Mongol Hordes . ’ |
| 27 | In circumstances of group disorder , in particular , it may be quite impractical to expect the constable to issue a request for the actor to desist before making his arrest . |
| 28 | But even if Flaubert had described himself as a lethargic meliorist , I should make the same point : what a curious vanity it is of the present to expect the past to suck up to it . |
| 29 | Any Romanian had learnt instinctively to expect the opposite of what the Party assured them the future had to offer . |
| 30 | Of course we had no right to expect the life of the household , let alone the street , to be hushed because of us , but in the absence of quiet it took me hours to drift off . |