Sentence examples for defuse expectations from inspiring English sources

Sandy Macara, chairman of the British Medical Association, claims the NHS annual budget needs an extra £1 billion just to maintain the existing level of services.The new health secretary is doing his best to defuse expectations.

Austerely furnished with a single fluorescent light, half-broken chairs and a solitary table scarred with overlapping teacup rings, the room defused all expectations of literary glamour.

Both Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state, and her deputy Nicholas Burns have commented positively about the prospects of an encounter with the Iranian foreign minister, Manoucher Mottaki - while, at the same time, moving with characteristic diplomatic prudence to defuse any exaggerated expectations.

However, carer discontent is defused by the low expectations that they have of how staff should behave.

Many companies, of course, try to defuse overly optimistic forecasts to manage investors' expectations and deliver "better-than-expected" results.

Any expectations that Mr. Netanyahu would try to defuse the situation or at least play it down during his visit to Berlin were dashed Thursday when he brushed aside criticism.

But a year has not been enough for the Democratic president to meet the expectations of his candidacy, deal with the situation he inherited or defuse the barbed charges of his detractors.

They helped to defuse the situation.

We must defuse this conflict.

Cuadrilla is trying to defuse the opposition.

I'm always trying to defuse it.