Example sentences of "it [modal v] [be] expect [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then , however , there has been some decrease in military spending , in the early 1980s it was estimated at 4.5 per cent of global GNP , lower than public expenditure on education though still higher than that on health services ( Sivard , 1982 ) , and in the 1990s , with the ending of the cold war , it may be expected to decline more rapidly . |
| 2 | On this basis , it is hard to see what , if anything , a separate category of unlawful means conspiracy adds to the law and while not perhaps strictly abolished by judicial fiat it may be expected to fade away . |
| 3 | In the UK , a merger referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( MMC ) for investigation is appraised according to whether it may be expected to operate against the ‘ public interest ’ . |
| 4 | The study found that the number of passengers on the buses had increased by 3 per cent over 10 years when it might be expected to have declined by 25 per cent , because of changes in population , employment and the rise in car ownership . |
| 5 | This module would , Minsky suggests , alone have access to the model ( again possibly false , of course ) of how it itself related to all the other , lower , modules , and it might be expected to have some property of the type we refer to as consciousness or self-consciousness . |
| 6 | Indeed commentators on test-case litigation in both the UK and the USA appear agreed that the main value of test-case litigation derives from its contribution to the broader process of political mobilisation rather than from any direct change in the law which it might be expected to bring about . |
| 7 | In the short term it might be expected to gain considerably from the actual construction of the tunnel and figures for the period up to March 1989 show that the South East , including Kent , had gained 27% of the £492m worth of contracts placed in the UK by Transmanche Link : Kent , as a single county , attracted a high share of 9% . |
| 8 | Since this experimental programme included greater cooperation with the village practitioners , it would be expected to reverse the antagonistic attitudes described above . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the Labour Party is being pressed to support AV , because in a British election it would be expected to help the Liberal Democrats at the expense of the Conservatives . |
| 10 | It would be expected to advise the Secretary of State for Scotland who would still be in the UK Cabinet and responsible to the UK House of Commons , a situation which would be intolerable to its members , resented by Scots MPs and bound to lead to conflict . |
| 11 | Unlike the IBA , however , the ITC will not be responsible for broadcasting television programmes , and it will be expected to enforce the statutory duties by financial penalties imposed on offending television companies . |
| 12 | If the authority decides to apply for a care or supervision order it will be expected to file an application under s31 within the investigation period . |
| 13 | Mr Peter Archer , chairman of the housing committee of the Institution of Environmental Health Officers , said yesterday : ‘ At this rate it can be expected to take more than 65 years to deal with unfit properties identified by the 1986 English House Conditions Survey . ’ |
| 14 | France are the only member of the Five Nations to accept an invitation , although it can be expected to see a number of England 's high-order in the Barbarians side and Irish charm amongst the Irish Wolfhounds . |
| 15 | This period is thus , in effect , the lifetime of the product , during which it can be expected to function normally without the need for repair ( other than , of course , in appropriate cases , replacement of consumables — such as ribbons on a printer , and routine or preventive maintenance — such as the need to service a car in accordance with the maker 's guidelines ) . |
| 16 | In the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 13cm . |
| 17 | It is found in the rivers of Colombia and Peru , and in the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 130mm . |
| 18 | The nature of the distinction , being a matter of identification , is such that it can be expected to make itself felt in attributive position , and only in attributive position . |