Sentence examples for cautious expectations from inspiring English sources

Daimler executives took pains today to set cautious expectations.

"Shrek Forever After" was No. 1 at North American multiplexes over the weekend but failed to meet even cautious expectations, probably because of franchise fatigue and pushback from consumers over the rising cost of 3-D tickets.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Groupon reported financial results late Thursday that fell short of Wall Street's already cautious expectations, as the daily-deal company failed to turn around its struggling European business.

In his soulful, wavelike songs, Chris Lee finds exquisite pleasure in emoting, while the Spanish-born Christina Rosenvinge keeps the lid on her feelings in her taut little tales of cautious expectations.

As the longevity and durability of Nasa's Opportunity and Curiosity rovers on Mars – which landed on the red planet in January 2004 and August 2012 respectively – have exceeded cautious expectations, I've found myself marvelling at the indomitable tenacity of these little machines.

Retailers, led by Wal-Mart, said early-November sales were bearing out their cautious expectations, but the outlook for the holiday season is still murky.

In Switzerland, Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical, disappointed its investors with a set of annual results that missed expectations and a cautious outlook for 2009.

But Egypt under Mr. Morsi's leadership has also remained cautious, and expectations in Gaza that the border with Egypt would be thrown open have not yet been realized.

"Despite cautious market expectations of the impact of the Iraq war, we are off to a very good start for 2003," said Steven J. Fredericks, president and chief executive at TNS Media Intelligence/CMR.

Horsepool said London 2012's success was fabulous, but he countered: "We have to be cautious as expectations will go through the roof.

Start-ups still searching for users have returned to more cautious fundraising expectations.