Sentence examples for be smaller than feared from inspiring English sources

But the economic effects will be smaller than feared, and eventually stricter regulations will lead to higher growth by preventing future bank crises, the studies said.

But the announcement of his promotion last month at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, from chief of investment banking to chairman of the institutional securities group, was overshadowed by rumors of huge losses -- later revealed to be smaller than feared -- in the firm's bond department.

But Mr. Scully said the number of people affected was smaller than feared.

He said any negative impact on jobs would "emerge as a slow burn over the next two to three years rather than as a big immediate jobs shake-out and offers some hope that the overall impact might prove to be smaller than first feared".

Matthew Pointon, property economist at Capital Economics, said the impact of the second phase of Help to Buy may be smaller than some were fearing as no non-state-backed lender had signed up.

The shortfall is smaller than originally feared, with the most recent bailout deal setting aside up to €25bn to prop up Greece's banks.

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They may be smaller than the others.

It must be smaller than notebook size.

One should be smaller than the others.

But the market fallout was smaller than had been feared, as investors cling to hopes of an agreement as a flurry of meetings gets under way.