Sentence examples for expectation proved from inspiring English sources

But his expectation proved illusory: Maria Theresa was forced to fight several wars before she could establish herself securely as her father's heiress.

General Franks's command, the study asserted, also assumed that Iraq's police and civil bureaucracy would stay on the job and had no fallback option in case that expectation proved wrong.

"The football man's words of wisdom on handling expectation proved invaluable as Murray showed the Wimbledon final loss last summer was the beginning rather than the end".

However, while the ruling party's policies bore fruit in other Arab countries – as existing regimes were ousted one after another – its expectations proved futile in Syria.

These expectations proved to be somewhat idealistic.

Last year our 2009 outlook proved spot on: "Expectations are very low and we believe it will take only a modest improvement in fundamentals to spark a significant increase in equity markets.

The Lego Movie, meanwhile, exceeded all expectations, proving itself to be a surreally innovative animated comedy.

But business bosses also warned of a number of concerns that could see their expectations prove over-optimistic.

After the diagnosis, he briefly considered living his final year or so — assuming his doctors' expectations prove correct — as a rich man might, in a tropical, hedonistic splurge.

Sadly, these children would presumably have no education at all if they didn't receive these tablets and the fact that they far surpassed the researcher's expectations proves, categorically, that modern technology has moved from the realm of the technical to the realm of what can be called conversational.

From Black Flag to Charles Manson, Raymond Pettibon's NeWithseuMcGeerospective Has Something for Everyone.