Sentence examples for anticipation of success from inspiring English sources

Yet the other teams from the continent seemed to have been weighed down by anticipation of success.

Anticipation of success for both members of the Old Firm may yet prove to have been unjustified, but a certain optimism is well-founded.

It seems inevitable that Webb will become the fourth, this year or next, but he must learn to deal with the frustrations of failure as much as the anticipation of success, Ryun said before the race.

Letters written by him a few days previous to that date were couched in language of cheerful anticipation of success, while those received from his officers expressed their admiration of the seamanlike qualities of their commander, and the happiness they had in serving under him.

The more one watches the world of small creatures, the more grimly one is impressed by the way its populations seem to be programmed beyond neurosis to do the unquestioned thing unquestioningly, with no free will, no conscience, no out-of-reach dreams, no anticipation of success or failure, no grim indulgence in play as they go along, to flaw their compliance.

Anticipation of success is prone to biases linked to the desirability of the outcome (Seybert and Bloomfield 2009; Vosgerau 2010; Windschitl et al. 2010) or to perceived but non-existent control over the outcome (Goodman and Irwin 2006; Langer and Roth 1975).

"In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'this will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield'," he said.

Anticipation of similar success in Britain has helped free shares in merchandising firm Character Group from the torpor they have suffered since issuing a profits warning in April.

Carnegie Wave Energy, which reported a loss of 9 million Australian dollars, or $8.2 million, in its 2009 financial year following a loss in 2008 of more than 18 million dollars mainly because of research and development expenditure, has seen its shares double in value since January, in anticipation of commercial success.

In anticipation of the success of the legislation, most of the 333,456 large cents struck in 1857 never left the Philadelphia Mint, and were later melted.

Gerard celebrated his win with members of his friends and family who were waiting for him at the bottom of the slope, who had been shotgunning beers since 8 30 in the morning in anticipation of his success.