Sentence examples for astounding expectations from inspiring English sources
Given the astounding expectations piled upon the National Stadium, I'm surprised it hasn't collapsed under the strain.
IT IS astounding how quickly expectations can change.
But on this particular morning I was sufficiently drained of all conventional expectations that it seemed astounding just to be moving forward on my own strength, unimpeded, pulled towards the light.
The UK employment and unemployment figures may continue to beat expectations but what's really astounding is the unprecedentedly long squeeze on pay packets.
Expectations had been raised by the astounding prices realised at auctions earlier this year with record prices for any work of art being made first in February, when a Giacometti 'walking man' sculpture sold for £65m and then in May, when a Picasso sold for £70m.
And despite the grand expectations he has generated for himself with his astounding 63-2 record in 2011, Djokovic may also feel more liberated than usual after again staring down elimination against Roger Federer in the semifinals.
In fact, for all of 2011, he believes we could see an astounding 10% retreat in the GDP, which sharply contrasts with consensus expectations of GDP growth for the year of a shade over 3%.
A truly astounding thing happened Thursday night: with LeBron James's "The Decision" universally expected to be a cultural low point, the moment sports stardom turned into pure narcissism and sports journalism turned into pure schlock, it managed to come in under expectations.
But then something astounding happened.
"It was astounding," Mora said.
