Example sentences of "one might expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accepting even a weak Whorfian view that language used influences thought and representation to some degree , then one might expect great differences in the way that deaf people structure information . |
| 2 | Developmental norms are an attempt to provide an indication of the ages at which one might expect ordinary children to show evidence of certain skills or abilities . |
| 3 | However , one might expect such opportunities to become more widespread as the number of such children supported in mainstream continues to grow . |
| 4 | Because three-quarters of women with gonorrhoea will have the infection in the urethra , one might expect urethral discharge to be a common finding in infected women . |
| 5 | So one might expect chemical sensitivity to run in families , if enzyme defects are a common cause of the problem . |
| 6 | While one might expect eventual decisions to be made purely on the merits of the case , earlier evidence indicates that some objections are more likely to succeed in influencing decision-makers than others . |
| 7 | Where both husband and wife have substantial commitments to the job world , one might expect domestic responsibilities to be shared . |
| 8 | With such differences in the quantity and quality of mosaics one might expect different levels of stylistic affinity — and combinations of these levels — to be prominent . |
| 9 | If , however , the vertical axis is defined as attainable competitive strength , then one might expect most investment to take place in the top left corner . |
| 10 | Examples are too numerous to list , but a particularly telling one from members of our own profession , where one might expect some awareness , can serve . |
| 11 | The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed . |
| 12 | Because of transport costs one might expect heavy building materials , such as cement , to be non-traded . |
| 13 | Even in these circumstances , where one might expect unemployed people to be net receivers , McKee shows that they give as well as receive and the list of what they give looks remarkably similar to the list of items which they receive . |