Example sentences of "expected from a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advocates of massive aid hint at all sorts of threats facing us if we do not hurry to the rescue , but are the dangers from a collapsing state greater than what could be expected from a revitalised Russia ? |
| 2 | The court would be unwilling or unable to determine what speed would be expected from a competent getaway driver . |
| 3 | What 's even more amazing is that the Heartbreakers ' music is both memorable and professional , something which is seemingly least expected from a New Wave band . |
| 4 | ‘ Development ’ is also defined as meaning ‘ physical , intellectual , emotional , social or behavioural development ’ and , where the question whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on the child 's health or development , his health or development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be expected from a similar child . |
| 5 | Like the army officers , the writer attempted to justify the recruitment practices of the Guards , and , as might be expected from a serious organ of right-wing opinion , more ingenuity was shown in the search for justificatory reasons than was by the lower-ranking quoted officers . |
| 6 | If nothing else , it gives an indication of the performance to be expected from a well-maintained battery . |
| 7 | In general , it seems sensible to suggest that any discretion will be exercised so as to improve regulators ' utility ( along the lines of what would be expected from a managerial utility maximization model like Williamson 's , 1963 ) . |
| 8 | 6d. , less than she could have expected from a modern royalty . |
| 9 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 10 | Police reports alleged that raids on Ershad 's residence after his arrest on Dec. 12 [ see p. 37907 ] had revealed assets in excess of those which could have been expected from a presidential income , as well as large quantities of unlicensed firearms . |
| 11 | However , even that was partly to maintain cover since it was the sort of questioning to be expected from a shady jeweller . |