There had been expectations of a decline.
There had been expectations that the developments in New York would unleash anti-American tirades.
There had been expectations that France would make a larger commitment and the announcement disappointed some UN officials.
For years, however, there has been expectation that far more oil remains to be discovered in Iraq.
Though there is promise in the current crop of young American women, like Sloane Stephens, 19, and Madison Keys, 17, the focus for the American men has been expectation management.
"There might have been expectations that were not compatible with the realities," Mr. Khatami said at his news conference.
Yes, foreign companies have been listing in Hong Kong and for several years there have been expectations of foreign listings in Shanghai, but the process has not been smooth.
The official counterpart of this has been expectations from migrants to represent modern and secular Turkey, as opposed to their traditional backgrounds (Østergaard-Nielsen, 2003e).
That had been the expectation.
There had been little expectation heading into the Moscow talks of a concession by either side.
