Sentence examples for first expectation from inspiring English sources

As a result of the subject matter, Miranda's first expectation for the show was simply that it would be popular with teachers.

This was simply the product of a few editors working behind closed doors, only the impact it stirred up went beyond our first expectation.

LONDON — If the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain exists partly to subvert expectations, then the first expectation it subverts is that it is going to be very, very bad.

"This is our final word to the Syrian authorities: Our first expectation is that these operations stop immediately and unconditionally," Mr. Davutoglu said at a news conference in Ankara, the Turkish capital.

He also wrote in the letter that his editorial had been "the product of a few editors working behind closed doors, only the impact it stirred up went beyond our first expectation".

The first expectation is unattainable; the latter is insulting.

Obviously the first expectations are: What are the first decisions?

First, expectations and plaudits were heaped upon them.

First, expectations have been lowered for Mr. Obama's performance — and raised for Mr. Romney's.

The town did not altogether live up to first expectations because the harbour was exposed, but the hinterland possessed a good climate and no dangerous natives.

And so the question of how one sets, first, expectations and, two, kind of first, mission and, secondly, expectations, is not unlike what you face if you've got a big multinational operation.