Sentence examples for expectation mounting from inspiring English sources

With expectation mounting at home, Japanese officials on the ground said they were not ready to give up.

Some of the world's biggest banks are fiercely resisting attempts to write down Greece's debt by 60%, with expectation mounting of a compromise that would leave the country's private sector creditors with losses of 50%.

Saturday's attacks came as expectation mounted that PKK militants would announce a unilateral ceasefire, effectively restoring a truce that collapsed in July.

— With expectations mounting but questions about its legitimacy remaining, Penn State needed a setting like Saturday night's to stake its spot in the national landscape.

With global expectations mounting for a fresh start in US foreign policy, it is vital not just to remember, but to understand the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In the last two days alone, more than $75bn£39bnbn) of deals were announced to the world, with expectations mounting that the total will rise further still if the $16bn takeover of the casino company Harrah's Entertainment is sealed.

But now, with expectations mounting that the Federal Reserve, led by its departing chairman Ben S. Bernanke, may soon begin to tighten its monetary spigot, Istanbul's skyline could well be a harbinger of an emerging-market bust brought on by unpaid loans, weakening currencies, and, eventually, the possible failure of developers and banks.

As expectations mount, many Saudi fathers are teaching their daughters to drive.

The yen sank to a three-month low against the dollar as expectations mounted that Japan's economic rebound had stalled.

Stocks rose sharply during the first half of October as expectations mounted that the Fed would start buying Treasury bonds to drive interest rates lower.

Contagion from Ireland spread through the eurozone as expectations mounted that the Portuguese government will soon have to turn to the International Monetary Fund and the European Union for financial assistance.