Sentence examples for expectations looked from inspiring English sources

The policy even had admirers on the Blairite wing of the Labour Party, who, in office, had allowed some state schools to become "academies", liberated from most local-authority control in teaching and management.At first those great expectations looked naive.

A miracle shampoo-in straight hair elixir, these products are not, but for those looking to manage their curls (and their expectations), look no further.

But if increasing inflation expectations look like a plausible danger, the Bank may find itself forced to tighten monetary policy, despite limp economic growth and weak demand.

The company reported quarterly results that beat diminished forecasts but trimmed expectations looking forward, citing a slowing economy and lower orders.

But as soon as such expectations look far-fetched, or are necessarily betrayed, the same people quickly state that this is not what courts are for.

There is also some softening of expectations, looking forward to the next three months, over concerns about the outlook for the UK economy in the face of swingeing government spending cuts, as well as risks in the global economy.

— On opening weekend in this bucolic college town, the Southern California Trojans already looked in championship form with a mile-a-minute offense and a sturdy defense, making their first step in a season filled with tremendous expectations look easy.

Weir rose 29p to £17.17 as Morgan Stanley raised its target price on the pumps group from £14.40 to £16.70 but kept its underweight rating: Expectations look much more realistic now, although certain capital expenditure headwinds remain.

Thus, the commandment given us in ancient times by the god at Delphi was contrary to all expectations: 'Look back into your self; get to know your self; hold on to your self.'... Can you not see that this world of ours keeps its gaze bent ever inwards and its eyes ever open to contemplate itself?

Her pre-workforce expectations look something like this: Unfortunately, the funny thing about the world is that it turns out to not be that easy of a place, and the weird thing about careers is that they're actually quite hard.

Consensus is likely to be unchanged on 2013 full year estimates, but we still think 2014 revenue expectations look aggressive on processor division royalties (although processor division licensing clearly has scope to beat) and if the dollar pound exchange rate remains at $1.61, this would drive downgrades to earnings per share, given Arm's transactional and translational exposure.