Sentence examples for expectations only from inspiring English sources

Expectations only climb higher.

Anything that sets out to meet expectations only is dull.

The result is a little like Great Expectations, only with dachshunds and strudel.

It is not unusual for new technologies to fall short of enthusiastic early expectations, only to succeed more gradually.

That may sound Panglossian, but it is better than raising voters' expectations only to dash them later.

But take-up of the first tranche of the scheme fell short of expectations: only €82 billion was allocated.

Its earnings exceeded expectations, but only because of an anomalous tax credit from the government for research and development.

She said fourth-quarter earnings had generally met expectations, but only after those expectations were reduced because of dire projections companies made in November and December.

Of the 404 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings so far, 68.3percentt have beaten earnings expectations, but only 46.3percentt have reported revenue above expectations.

They meet an expectation only if they believe it's justified, so they follow only inner expectations: "If you convince me why, then I'll comply".

Mr. Lehman did note that orders taken in the United States lagged the company's expectation only slightly.