Example sentences of "can not be expect to " in BNC.

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1 But when you first started when you 're not quite sure what 's happening you ca n't be expected to be perfect the first time you have a go at something can you .
2 The applicant is required to certify that he has taken nature conservation into account when implementing his scheme , even though the average farmer can not be expected to be capable of assessing such impacts .
3 At the same time , a vuggy porosity was also created in the lower unit of carbonate mudstones but this was found to have resulted from the dissolution of patches and veins of replacement halite ( Fig. 29b and c ) and as such can not be expected to be present away from the areas where replacement has occurred .
4 This is not a tenable interpretation of rule 12.12 of the Rules of 1986 , given the clear language of paragraph ( 1 ) of the rule and given also that by their nature proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986 can not be expected to be addressed by Ord. 11 , r. 1 .
5 An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one .
6 Second-hand goods can not be expected to be perfect .
7 This combination can not be expected to be homogeneous to start with .
8 This is especially likely to be the case with short essays and exam answers , where you clearly can not be expected to be " original " in the sense in which a researcher or expert in the field might be expected to be .
9 But the health watchdogs have countered that one person can not be expected to be on call all the time , and that person might also not be available .
10 ‘ Everyone agreed this was a rather daft time to conduct the inspection , when staff can not be expected to be enthusiastic .
11 ‘ Everyone agreed this was a rather daft time to conduct the inspection , when staff can not be expected to be enthusiastic .
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