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"have certain expectations" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to have specific hopes or requirements for a particular situation or outcome. Example: As a teacher, I have certain expectations for my students' behavior in the classroom. This includes being respectful to others, actively participating in class discussions, and completing assignments on time.
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But people have certain expectations of her.
His audiences have certain expectations.
"We have certain expectations," Williams said.
"The problem is that these people have certain expectations.
They have certain expectations of him: SpongeBob, T-ball practice, trick-or-treating.
LIGAYA MISHAN: Did you have certain expectations of "Headlong," given the Y.A. label?
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Before leaving New York, each teenager had certain expectations.
In other words, like it or not, the millions who tuned in last night had certain expectations.
And she has certain expectations of herself, including this one, a sort of pledge she made just before saying goodbye.
She started noticing they were asking her to do things they had seen in online pornography, and had certain expectations of how women should look.
ALBANY — When Lee Kyriacou left a financial-services consulting firm to become the director of a small state agency in 2007, he had certain expectations of his staff that did not go over very well.
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