"How you do the job, really, is as important as the job itself because it sets a standard of expectations for yourselves and everybody around you.
Mr Hirai was presumably reminded of that chilling sensation this week, when he was obliged to announce that Sony would take a $1.7 billion impairment charge on the value of its mobile-phone unit, because of lowered expectations for sales of smartphones.
Because of expanded expectations for use of exposure assessments, along with the emergence of new technologies for exposure measurements (e.g., high throughput genomic tools, personal monitors, source-to-dose modeling systems), over the past few years, it became clear that the status of the field needed to be reexamined.
On a personal note, I am truly enthusiastic about the new section not only because of great expectations for future contributions but also because of the alternative publication concept set forth by Biology Direct.
The physical size of dealerships is also expanding, mainly because of consumers' expectations for more amenities and larger inventories.
Beth, Year 10: League tables put quite a lot of pressure on us as students because of the expectations for having to achieve five A-C grades, otherwise we go down the league table.
Consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped in August, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, largely because of diminished expectations for the future.
In his first presentation to analysts since taking over in January, Kilts didn't mince words: Gillette maker of razor blades and Duracell batteries is a great company, he said, but had not been performing as a great company because of unrealistic expectations for earnings growth, which lead to bloated administrative spending.
Tensions are already high because of expectations Hizbullah members will be indicted for the 2005 murder of Rafiq al-Hariri.
