Sentence examples for expectation whether from inspiring English sources

He could have – he had full artistic licence and Anthony is not one to bend to expectation, whether societal or theatrical.

Seen from this perspective, chewing like a girl is an expression of patriarchal expectation, whether it keeps us thin or not.

Many Cambridge students find themselves trapped in a pressure cooker of expectation, whether this comes from their supervisors or tutors; their director of studies, or even from themselves.

The expectation — whether menacing or well meaning — that NDiaye should "represent" multiracial France, or be considered a voice of the French African diaspora, has often dogged her.

Hughes has been accused of "whitewashing" the Densmores, and it's true that they conform to a white ideal: they fulfill every upper-middle-class expectation, whether it's reading Longfellow, quoting Milton, or achieving scholastically.

There is this expectation, whether unspoken or explicit, that women should lead within the standard format.

"In terms of expectations, whether I came first or last, the important thing was to give it my all.

The migration is sometimes actual, and sometimes an internal one, a readjustment of expectations, whether you stay put or move along.

"It's about raising expectations, whether it's going into the wine business or owning a garage instead of being a mechanic," he said.

First, under the federal law, state tests are supposed to measure whether students are meeting grade-level expectations — whether the average third grader knows the mathematics taught through third grade.

Sometime over the next 10 years, I suspect within the next five, we will know whether India can live up to its own expectations — whether achievements will match words, and whether the nation's self-confidence will prove prophetic or mere bravado.