Following the pre-close update where management lowered expectations, we are not expecting surprises in the headline numbers; instead our focus will be on the detail in terms of capital and asset quality.
Lord Reith, the BBC's founder, kept expectations low, warning: "Don't expect too much in the early days... the programmes will neither be very interesting nor very good".
In the same way, silence about male victims reinforces unhealthy expectations about men and their supposed invulnerability.
His reputation for intelligence is simply the soft bigotry of Washington's low expectations for politicians.
"Since its very first exhibition in 2007, Harma Gallery has known great recognition, overcome visitors' expectations and gained popularity and customer loyalty very rapidly.
Ian Ruggier, who recently retired after 26 years in the Maltese army, said being part of MOAS rescues went beyond his expectations.
The support I have gained takes many forms: regular meetings, great communication, senior staff being present, a lack of assumptions about what I will do, and workload expectations that are in line with my career position.
Yet it had determined much of the election coverage, eclipsing policy analysis, and had set the expectations and planning of the overnight programmes.
There is interesting follow-up work to be done here on teachers', parents' and peers' responses to poorer children achieving grades above expectations, and indeed how this plays out across gender, ethnicity and for pupils with additional needs.
Opening her speech at the Palace of Westminster in English, Merkel said: "I have been told many times during the last few days that there are very special expectations of my speech here today.
