Example sentences of "can [adv] be expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a judgment about moral limits and one which reasonable adults can properly be expected to make in a democratic community . |
| 2 | Examples can be found in the research literature on elderly people , where it is reported that those without children tend to form equivalent ties with whichever kin are available , typically a niece or nephew , although there is some doubt about whether such a person can properly be expected to provide such extensive or reliable support as a ‘ real ’ child ( Townsend , 1965 ; Allan , 1983 ; Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 3 | On the contrary , to emphasise the personal and private nature of moral or immoral conduct is to emphasise the personal and private responsibility of the individual for his own actions , and this is a responsibility which a mature agent can properly be expected to carry for himself without the threat of punishment from the law . |
| 4 | The company was putting a brave face on it yesterday , as can only be expected . |
| 5 | But in Spain the climbing clubs are not properly integrated into the civil protection unit , and their assistance can only be expected at weekends . |
| 6 | As the key range , nine digits , is potentially 10 000 times the address range , 100 000 , even division can only be expected to equal or very marginally improve on perfect randomization . |
| 7 | Yet one must consider that such an undertaking without cost information can only be expected to give a limited explanation because the production yield depends considerably on the geometry of the articles . |
| 8 | Given this reality , a Common Foreign and Security policy can only be expected to reflect the lowest common denominator , the position which least offends . |
| 9 | The model predicts that vulnerability factors can only be expected to be revealed amongst women experiencing major difficulties or who have recently experienced a severe event . |
| 10 | The magnitude of the overt CR will depend on the interaction of these two forms of learning and can thus be expected to diminish as the contribution of the latter increases . |
| 11 | A simple measure of breakage can thus be expected to differentiate these major groups of predator . |
| 12 | But dumb animals are incapable of considering themselves in this light ; which is not to imply that human beings always do , only that they can normally be expected to if required . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , policy-makers do not have the resources for such an analytical approach to policy decisions ; not only would a comprehensive review of alternative options take up more time and staff than can normally be expected . |
| 14 | The outcome is that adjectives expressing the more basic types of property can generally be expected to appear prenominally but not postnominally . |
| 15 | On the other hand , in a Keynesian model where an increase in the supply of money can generally be expected to have real effects , i.e. where output will rise , the private sector will be able rationally to predict these quantity effects from the correct model ( in this case Keynesian ) which is included in the information set . |
| 16 | I spent every last penny of my hoarded misery that night , blew eighteen years ' worth on one split second , and it felt better than anyone who is not a fan can ever be expected to understand . |
| 17 | Although involving fewer homes than the parallel options , stiff opposition from local residents and Manchester City Council can still be expected , particularly as the ‘ V option ’ would extend the airport 's territory deep into the Cheshire commuter heartland — even though the new scheme appears to be the airport management 's preferred option . |
| 18 | Novelists can hardly be expected to be au fait with international law and religion . |
| 19 | ‘ I can hardly be expected to have a great deal of time for gardening , ’ she said , ‘ I am forced to pay out money for gardening help . ’ |
| 20 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , for example , can hardly be expected to explain publicly the extent to which our joining the ERM has tied his hand . |
| 21 | She will not say what the item is , claiming ( reasonably ) that she wo n't divulge the secret of a valuable or important item to people she does not know and can hardly be expected to trust . |
| 22 | Taking out some and reducing the number of pests is one thing , but reliable eradication can hardly be expected or hoped for , and much as it may displease those purists who do not like the idea of using poisonous chemicals in the garden , they have to be our main line of defence and protection of our roses . |
| 23 | Blimpish or not , they can hardly be expected to do otherwise . |
| 24 | A female fruit fly , simply because of her tiny size , can hardly be expected to produce eggs in numbers to rival a cod , but even so , she can lay two thousand in a season in batches of a hundred at a time . |
| 25 | The merits of a planning application lodged in August 1988 can hardly be expected to be judged on the basis of a yet to be prepared and approved Structure Plan Review and District-wide Local Plan , both of which will address a future Development Plan time period . |
| 26 | I can hardly be expected to know that , can I ? |
| 27 | For example , second-hand goods can hardly be expected to be in perfect condition . |
| 28 | And I can hardly be expected to leave my three-year-old brother here in the care of a strange man . ’ |
| 29 | I know you can hardly be expected to adopt all your expressions erm but you should n't be too technical in you know . |
| 30 | To this end the purchasing department can usually be expected to be responsible for the following : |