Example sentences of "[modal v] be expected for " in BNC.

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1 For some reason , however , the pachyderms do not fit this picture — both elephants and rhinos exhibit far more complex personalities with much higher intelligence than might be expected for animals with their style of feeding .
2 That is to say , hymns of praise are sung , especially to mothers , but the tangible rewards which might be expected for work of considerable social significance are not available .
3 Only in per capita wealth did the town have a slight edge , and then perhaps less decisively than might be expected for so important a centre .
4 WARSAW ( Reuter ) — The Polish Finance Minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , offered Poles a harsh dose of economic austerity yesterday , but said no relief from soaring prices and food queues could be expected for at least a year .
5 For instance , a year may be a reasonable period for a washing machine , but five years , or even ten , may be expected for building works .
6 Even in this strict condition , signers performed better than would be expected for two unrelated spoken languages .
7 Four months ' observations of QB 1 reveal an orbit that would be expected for a Kuiper-belt object , although there is still considerable uncertainty in the eccentricity .
8 However , as shown in Fig. 5 , there is an apparent inhibition of transcription following UV irradiation ( Fig. 5 ; P-P ( u ) and B-P ( u ) ) , as would be expected for a trypanosome gene transcribed by a distant promoter .
9 The Easter Triduum is set out as will be expected for celebrating the mystery of salvation .
10 Even for severely ill patients a good long term outlook can be expected for most of those undergoing transplantation ; the overall survival of 70% at a mean of 69 months for those discharged from hospital after such an operation compares favourably with the long term results of cardiac transplantation worldwide .
11 can be expected for material that requires study , but for reports your aim must be to make the meaning clear on the first reading .
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