Example sentences of "were expected to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course in conformity with ecclesiological principles , schools were expected to be in the Gothic style . |
| 2 | The changes also anticipate many of the demands which were expected to be made at opposition rallies tomorrow in Sofia and the provinces where calls are expected for the resignation of many of the figures ousted yesterday . |
| 3 | However , one share dealer commented that with many institutional investors reluctant to open aggressive new positions ahead of the new year , losses were expected to be contained . |
| 4 | On fundamental questions of doctrine or canon law their decisions were expected to be unanimous . |
| 5 | Pilots were expected to be jacks of all trades . |
| 6 | This was a period of rapid development in the technology and tactics of warfare ; gone were the Frankish troops of the time of Charlemagne , who were expected to be riders , foot soldiers , swordsmen , spearsmen and archers all at once . |
| 7 | Younger players in particular were expected to be clean-living . |
| 8 | When children were expected to be unquestioningly compliant , parents would suppress undesirable behaviour without discussing the whys and wherefores of their prohibitions . |
| 9 | Previous generations were brought up in an age when it was thought not ‘ respectable ’ — especially for women — to enjoy sex ; and men and women over 50 or so were expected to be together ‘ for companionship ’ , to the exclusion of any sexual activity . |
| 10 | The contents were expected to be badly corroded : in fact , with minimum effort bolts were undone , springs sprang , hinges opened and moving parts were easily freed . |
| 11 | Furthermore this number underestimates the number of external programmes which were expected to be attended during 1984/5 because a number of authorities ( 16 in our sample ) were not able to indicate or estimate this , in the spring of 1984 : |
| 12 | In a recent ‘ Out On Tuesday ’ programme on Channel 4 , Susan Hemmings observed how , in Britain , feminist lesbians in the seventies were expected to be attracted to a woman on the basis of her ideas rather than her appearance . |
| 13 | Students were expected to be ‘ hardworking and thrifty ’ , only earning small amounts to help meet their study expenses or setting up shops to improve business practice and skills . |
| 14 | Insurance claims from the huge IRA bomb blast in the City of London were expected to be around £300m ( $172m ) . |
| 15 | Those who attempted to manage the political affairs of a county or district of burghs had not only to contribute towards any public project in their area , they were expected to be the leading subscribers , and it mattered little whether or not they agreed with the project in view . |
| 16 | Military commissions were in demand in Scotland , and Scottish politicians were expected to be able to satisfy their friends , and with an almost constant 25 per cent of the officer corps drawn from Scotland they clearly succeeded to an astonishing degree in obtaining positions for their countrymen . |
| 17 | Carrick 's 1000 Yorkshire wickets were expected to be supplemented well before the end of the summer by 10,000 Yorkshire runs , a double achieved only by five other men in the county 's history : Haigh , Hirst , Illingworth , Wainwright and the incomparable Wilfred Rhodes ( 3597 wickets , 31,098 runs ) . |
| 18 | In Essex , a spokesman for the Eastern National bus company said its normal services between major towns were expected to be adequate to meet any additional demand due to the strike . |
| 19 | Within this context of the nation as a family , the actions of individuals were expected to be based on selfless service to their immediate group , and thereby to the state . |
| 20 | It made clear that married women were expected to be housewives first and foremost ; and that since this did not involve any independent income , wives were to be covered by , and dependent on , their husbands ' insurance : |
| 21 | Men were expected to be unfaithful . |
| 22 | Shop assistants in this period were expected to be of " respectable " appearance and speech . |
| 23 | Women and girls were not expected to go off after work and sing in choirs or play games — they were expected to be at home catching up on household chores . |
| 24 | Male presenters were expected to be black-tie-dressed while women wore evening gowns , and sometimes even tiaras . |
| 25 | In experiments on rats it has been shown that where experimenters expected rats to be maze-bright , the rats fulfilled their expectation and where they were expected to be maze-dull the rats also fulfilled expectations . |
| 26 | added , however , that the offers of accommodation which were expected to be made pursuant to the resolution of the local authority could ‘ be made the subject of fresh proceedings under Order 53 or by way of writ , as the recipients may be advised by counsel . ’ |
| 27 | While the values of α ( which represents an estimate of the volatility of the spot market ) , were expected to be positive , in general they were not significantly different from zero . |
| 28 | According to the Samuelson hypothesis , the values of β were expected to be negative . |
| 29 | The models of teaching it commended were expected to be influential , and the Authority saw itself as having a duty to provide a clear lead on the direction and character of primary classroom practice . |
| 30 | But , wherever we went , whatever we did , we were accompanied by the innate , subconscious awareness that we were expected to be grateful . |