Sentence examples for expectation ahead from inspiring English sources

Andrew Flintoff has piled on the expectation ahead of his final Test by claiming victory over Australia at The Oval would rank as a greater feat than England's Ashes triumph in 2005.

Much expectation ahead of the game for Ted Bates's side, then, with their star man Terry Paine, David Burnside, George O'Brien and the flying winger John Sydenham expected to cause their more illustrious opponents bother.

And a hush of expectation ahead of Rio's segment.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has denied feeling weighed down by the burden of expectation ahead of his side's semi-final against Spain.

The latest info has Apple addressing us on the 24th of March, so we've got about three weeks of white-knuckle expectation ahead of us.

Is this to set realistic expectations ahead of our dismal 2-0 defeat?

Perhaps the visitors were bluffing, with the view of diminishing expectations ahead of the play-offs.

Israeli officials have tried to lower expectations ahead of the November meeting, saying it will address peace in general terms.

"Dell had guided down expectations ahead of Microsoft, so it's not like one company's results are in conflict with the other".

It arguably readjusted expectations ahead of the later revitalisation and maturation of the industry under Pixar – sweeping away the prejudice that anything with drawings was for kids.

But he also tried to calm expectations ahead of a meeting of European leaders in Brussels on Sunday, warning that any agreement to end the crisis would take time to implement.