Sentence examples for briefer than expected from inspiring English sources

Organising the move in a hurry left no time for this blog, to my regret.Mine was a briefer than expected stay in Britain.

So a brief rally when JP Morgan unveiled better than expected earnings soon petered out.

McGraw-Hill has begun holding talks with Apollo Global Management over a potential sale of its education unit, though any deal might yield less than expected, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

WALL STREET JOURNAL   McGraw-Hill Said to Be in Talks With Apollo Over Sale of Education Unit  |  McGraw-Hill has begun holding talks with Apollo Global Management over a potential sale of its education unit, though any deal might yield less than expected, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

Herman Van Rompuy, the European Council president, admitted at the same briefing the state of the world economy was worse than expected and the recovery inside the eurozone was insufficiently strong.

There was a brief fillip as planned gilt issuance was revised up less than expected.

It abandoned a brief flirtation with more open politics after a vote five years previously, when the opposition did better than expected.

Is that higher than expected?

That was lower than expected.

Attendance was smaller than expected.

The quicker than expected action over the weekend was prompted by fears of a bank run when the markets open Monday morning, people briefed on the discussions said.