Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [adv] be expected [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should not only be expected to happen as a natural consequence of ‘ the Church 's active , sympathetic presence within the world of communications ’ ( ibid. ) , but also as the result of a precise commitment on the part of communicators . |
| 2 | However , since foreign visitors with little understanding of English , and very young children , could not reasonably be expected to participate , the member of staff on duty was asked to record the |
| 3 | The petitioner still had to prove breakdown by demonstrating one ( or more ) of the following ‘ facts ’ : that the respondent had committed adultery ; that the respondent had behaved in such a way that the petitioner could not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; that the respondent had deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years ; that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years and that the respondent consented to a decree being granted ; or that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least five years . |
| 4 | Examples include a driver being stung by bees , having an epileptic fit or loss of control because of a latent defect provided the driver did not and could not reasonably be expected to know of the defect . |
| 5 | This is simply because the supplier did not know , and could not reasonably be expected to know , of this potential contract . |
| 6 | ‘ In determining the total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 1 ) above , or the liability or total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 2 ) above , no account shall be taken of any liability in respect of a deposit if … ( c ) the institution is a former authorised institution and the deposit was made after it ceased to be an authorised institution or a recognised bank or licensed institution under the Banking Act 1979 unless , at the time the deposit was made , the depositor did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that it had ceased to be an authorised institution , recognised bank or licensed institution . ’ |
| 7 | In purely administrative terms , it was thought that authorities concerned with distinguishing between applications for exempt development , excepted development , designated relevant development and non-designated relevant development could not also be expected to distinguish between Class A and Class B applications , and between outline , illustrative , detailed and guideline applications . |
| 8 | Intertidal limestone solution is at a much higher rate , 100 mm ( 4 in ) per 1000 years , but because of the low sea levels this could not really be expected to destroy reefs . |
| 9 | It is the evaluators ' belief that the impressive rhetoric contained in this part of the proposal describes an ideal which the school could not realistically be expected to achieve , without an across-the-board change amounting to a curriculum revolution . |
| 10 | But at your age you know so many words you could n't really be expected to spell all of them and you 're you 're thinking Oh whatever I do I every word I write down is wrong . |
| 11 | One was to acknowledge that GATT 's rules should take account of levels of economic development , and that developing countries henceforward would not invariably be expected to make reciprocal concessions to the rich , developed countries . |
| 12 | The Treasury inisted last night that Mr Major would not normally be expected to attend . |
| 13 | It would not normally be expected to change more than twice a year . |
| 14 | It would not normally be expected to change more than twice a year . |
| 15 | The next category called for meticulous historical research , which Down 's Syndrome people would not normally be expected to achieve and , initially Fiona was rather daunted by the task . |
| 16 | If you can not reasonably be expected to vote in person on polling day you can apply for an absent vote . |
| 17 | that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with him ( or her ) ; |
| 18 | that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the applicant can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; or |
| 19 | That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent . |
| 20 | A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called . |
| 21 | There are five specific reasons for not calling a witness given in r25 — namely , that the witness is dead or beyond the seas or unfit by reason of bodily or mental condition to attend as a witness or that , despite the exercise of reasonable diligence , it has not been possible to identify or find him or that he can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection of matters relevant to the accuracy or otherwise of the statement . |
| 22 | But blessings can not simply be expected to come along in disguise . |
| 23 | Of course , where politicians are denied control , they can not normally be expected to assume accountability , thus undermining the principle that public administration should be publicly accountable . |
| 24 | Western technology has been made to assume a burden which it can not fairly be expected to carry . |
| 25 | This consumption spending must represent the floor below which the level of income can not realistically be expected to fall . |
| 26 | However , this patient group will include some individuals with severely compromised left ventricular function in whom insertion of an ICD may prevent sudden death but can not realistically be expected to extend overall survival . |
| 27 | The council argued that a landlord , particularly one such as a local authority , can not realistically be expected to have a system of inspection of all its premises and in practice is entitled to depend upon notification by its tenants . |
| 28 | The Vendor can not possibly be expected to have a view as to whether or not the Business is a party to any agreements which fall within these categories . |