Sentence examples for expected at the outset from inspiring English sources

The recovery is happening – just far more slowly than expected at the outset.

But what I'm teaching are topics such as 5th-century Indian theories of logical inference, or the concept of qualitative atomism in classical Buddhism: material that is sufficiently obscure that no student, of any background, should be expected at the outset to recognize him or herself in it.

Our results, surprisingly, show travel times that are much lower than we expected at the outset of our study.

“Despite a persistently challenging market environment, we successfully achieved positive cash flow one quarter earlier than we originally expected at the outset of the year,” said Ara K. Hovnanian, the company's president and chief executive officer.

The attack drew off some RSK units away from Bihać, but not as many as expected at the outset of the operation.

Defenders of the talks, including officials from the so-called Quartet -- the United Nations, the European Union, Russia and the U.S. -- point to the 2007 peace talks at Annapolis, where even though little was expected at the outset, both parties issued a joint statement declaring that a two-state solution was the preferred outcome for the talks.

The only obstacles that PVRs are expected to have at the outset are getting people accustomed to using them and the devices' initially high prices.

A major change in work practices expected by many at the outset, indeed a part of the vision, was concurrent entry of clinical information on the system at the time the activity took place (such as when consulting with a patient).

Collaborate, but stick to your principles: When setting up a relationship with a new supplier it is important to be clear about what you expect from them at the outset.

In retrospect, it wasn't nearly as hard as I would have expected it to be at the outset.

Results-based planning and management requires UNICEF and its cooperating partners to clearly define the expected results of programmes at the outset, agree on performance indicators, allocate resources to achieve the results, and to regularly review and evaluate  progress, making adjustments as necessary.