Sentence examples for was expected of a from inspiring English sources

Much was expected of a hostess whose wealth – quite inaccurately – was assumed to be prodigious.

But so much more was expected of a team stocked with high-priced talent and distinguished veterans.

Not much was expected of a U.S.C. team that went 11-2 laseasonson and was trying to replace the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Carson Palmer.

That is not the future that was expected of a someone who was raised on a farm in the deep South and then in inner city Milwaukee.

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom heavily criticised Murdoch's conduct in handling the phone-hacking scandal, saying it "repeatedly fell short" of what was expected of a chairman.

But the real tension in her life was between what was expected of a respectable woman of the era and the realities of her life.

Uniformity could hardly be expected of a thing so vast.

That's to be expected of a sleek two-door.

I get really tired of what is expected of a race or a people.

Of course China is modernizing its army, as can be expected of a country its size.

Again, that's to be expected of a sceptical non-Tory press.