Despite initial expectations, though, Mr. Kimmel, 45, has not overrun Mr. Leno, 62, whose resilience (critics call it obstinacy) is something of a television legend.
A year ago, NASA boosted two 1.0 models and a 2.0 version, which de-orbited after a week; PhoneSat 2.4 went up last November and remains circling despite expectations to the contrary (though its comms systems went erratic in January).
Despite expectations that their meeting would be tense, aides for both leaders pronounced it a success.
Despite the hype, it lived up to expectations, though not in the way that Gordon Brown and his chancellor, Alistair Darling, had hoped.
Whether it lived up to expectations, though, is another matter.
Despite expectations, Mr. Williams said his stamina and skills were undiminished.
But despite expectations, Japan offered no new or concrete plans.
Despite expectations, Marx never says that capitalism is unjust.
Israeli officials played down expectations, though.
Setting high expectations, though, isn't enough to guarantee that those expectations are met.
Despite investors' concerns over a slowing online advertising market in China, Sina managed to post Q4 revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations, though its earnings fell 74percentt from a year earlier.
