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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'below expectation' is correct and can be used in written English
It is used to indicate that something is not as good as it should or could be. For example, "The student's final grade was below expectation, as she was expected to do better due to her good performance throughout the semester."
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The coffee harvest fell below expectation because of bad weather and disease in the Mt. Kilimanjaro and Lake Victoria areas.
"Earnings quality was below expectation as the 'stable' business units — transaction banking, asset and wealth management, and private and business clients — generated an aggregated pretax profit of €151 million, compared to our estimate of €361 million and the consensus of €384 million," Michael Dunst, an analyst with Commerzbank in Frankfurt, wrote in a research note.
SATS performance scores are published for each key stage and are classified as exceptional, beyond expectation, at the level expected and below expectation for the particular age group.
Put another way, the Patriots offensive output has been well below expectation.
But some of them played below expectation, and Australia's attack contained several bowlers whose actions were perceived as highly suspicious.
"Our performance was below expectation even taking into account turbulent market conditions," Gary L. Crittenden, Citigroup's chief financial officer, said in a statement.
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While Mattels difficulty cutting costs slowed its growth and contributed to below-expectation net income, Hasbros spending cuts helped it beat analyst earnings expectations, despite disappointing revenues.
These three amino acids are special biochemically, and is tempting to speculate that selection is behind their "below-expectation" occurrence (see simulation results below).
Profits dipped below expectations.
The figure was well below expectations.
But that, too, was slightly below expectations.
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