Sentence examples for expectation against from inspiring English sources

It is no secret England came here more in hope than expectation against a team that kicked off with four players who also started June's Champions League final.

In the present study, the mental representations generated during the source period would form the expectation against which to match the target set when it appears.

It is often advised to start simple, with the advantage that results are easy to interpret and may be generalizable; at least they form a first expectation against which more complex models and empirical findings can be compared.

Mr. Bush benefited in 2000 from low expectations against Mr. Gore.

Aides say the challenge for Mr. Romney is to manage expectations against investments.

Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron, whose statistics I noted above, both outstripped all expectations against Minnesota.

By John Cassidy June 9, 2017 In many different parts of the U.K., Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party exceeded expectations against Theresa May's Conservatives.

Ultimately, you hope to observe the world with an open mind, gathering facts and testing your predictions and expectations against them.

Mr. Halpern said that while Verizon's performance in the local market fell short of his expectations, "against their peers they look pretty good".

The fourth Test starting today represents an opportunity to win the rubber 3-0, would would truly exceed all expectations against a team that remain officially No 1 in the world Test rankings.

It is with this question that the movie pulls off an audacious narrative trick in a brilliant central scene between the three principals: like a skilled judo fighter, the movie uses the weight of our expectations against us.