Sentence examples for expectations setting from inspiring English sources

However, its profit total topped analysts' expectations, setting off a rally in its share price.

Demand fell far short of expectations, setting the stage for Qwest's legal troubles.

The Unisys Corporation said yesterday that its second-quarter earnings would fall short of expectations, setting off a sharp decline in the price of its shares.

The Target Corporation, the nation's No.2 discount retailer after Wal-Mart, said yesterday that June sales would be well below expectations, setting off a 4percentt decline in its share price.

Waste Management Inc. said yesterday that its fourth-quarter revenue would decline and earnings would fall short of Wall Street expectations, setting off a sharp decline in its stock price.

But it reported a 5.8percentt decline in profits in the first quarter, far short of expectations, setting off worries about the state of the economy and of the big businesses that dominate the stock market.

The food mainly lives up to the high expectations set by this kind of décor.

The rest of the Mets' core actually exceeded the high expectations set for them.

The worst kind of businesses are ones where there are no expectations set out for employees.

We are all, at heart, gradualists, our expectations set by the steady passage of time.

But achieving the expectations set out in Wednesday's talks appear fraught with difficulty.