Example sentences of "[adj] expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We would be foolish to expect leaders not to make any mistakes . |
| 2 | It was accepted from the outset of the study that it would be unrealistic to expect changes to be made overnight , and that a gradual evolution to the desired state would be necessary . |
| 3 | It may be that with a rent well into six figures it is unrealistic to expect directors to give guarantees and therefore the following amendment may be considered appropriate : |
| 4 | Thus , it would be unrealistic to expect officials to be responsive to the market when their traditional activity has been conditioned by the need to follow statutes . |
| 5 | ‘ It is totally unrealistic to expect trainees to survive on that , ’ Mr Hanson said . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , it is unrealistic to expect clients always to seek advice on these matters from sources other than the building designer , and a basic knowledge of planning law , compensation and the individual vagaries in attitudes of planning authorities is often the basis of releasing latent development value which is of tangible benefit and for which the client is prepared to pay high rewards . |
| 7 | It is unrealistic to expect GPs to fund such studies , although some have been undertaken by central government ( Anderson , 1989 ) . |
| 8 | Roxborough believes it unrealistic to expect unions to play such a revolutionary role in Latin America today and predicts that with the growing economic crisis in Mexico , the unions will become more militant ( Roxborough 1984 ) . |
| 9 | While it would be wrong to expect inspectors to use observation schedules ( on the grounds that they do not allow the inspectors to keep an open mind on what they observe ) , it is quite reasonable to ask that they be explicit about the evidence collected and its basis . |
| 10 | Claimants include families of the 95 soccer fans killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster — some expecting cheques this week . |
| 11 | Nor would such a study have been given permission by the RUC , for it is utopian to expect police authorities in divided societies to open up these sections of their force to scrutiny and observation by outsiders . |
| 12 | If the Revenue is unwilling to publish an annual list , the only practicable alternative is to base the charge on the cost of the car , since it would be burdensome to expect employers to work out this information for themselves . |
| 13 | It is too much to expect musicians to deliberately cast aside the fringe benefits of success . |
| 14 | But , the critic may sense , in some subject areas it is simply not appropriate to expect students to form a view of their own . |
| 15 | We all expect others to be like ourselves . |
| 16 | Discouraged , Jinny bent to her picking , telling herself that she was stupid to expect faces at the window or dramatic voices calling . |
| 17 | However , bearing these caveats in mind , it is still reasonable to expect children to have made demonstrable progress along the developmental path when they reach key stages in the education system . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ It is atrocious to expect businesses and parents to bail out schools . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , it would be unwise to expect managers of publicly owned firms to act in the selfless way modelled above . |
| 20 | It is not to be confused with various autobiographies but those expecting warts to be exposed will be disappointed . |
| 21 | There were , however , some times of the year when it was unreasonable to expect farmers to leave the farm work for training courses . |
| 22 | Democrats , whilst welcoming Bush 's retreat on the tax issue , argued that it was unreasonable to expect Democrats to associate themselves with spending cuts and tax increases , if they could not be certain that the President could hold his own party to such a deal . |
| 23 | Rather , that person is also entitled to expect others to behave towards him or her in certain ways . |
| 24 | Is it realistic to expect initiatives to come from the people themselves ? |