Example sentences of "were not expected to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
| 2 | This broke the tradition whereby Presidential Addresses were not expected to be highly personal ; the convention was that the President reviewed the scientific developments in the past twelve months , usually appealed for more public support for research and education , and might indicate what avenues seemed most hopeful . |
| 3 | In other words , cash limits were not expected to be adjusted during the subsequent year to take account of inflation . |
| 4 | Some of the instruments on the telescope , especially those operating in ultra-violet light , were not expected to be seriously affected . |
| 5 | Greece , which sent 20 per cent of exports through Yugoslavia , would be compensated , while other EC countries were not expected to be heavily affected . |