"mild expectation" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an expression used to refer to a feeling of hopefulness but without any strong emotion or certainty. For example, "I approached the job interview with a mild expectation of success."
There is also mild expectation that the latest phase of the eurozone crisis in Cyprus will persuade the ECB under Mario Draghi to cut interest rates from 0.75% – where they have been since July 2012.
My friends, I know that all of you, you here today, and many others too, are waiting to hear some interesting announcements," he said, generating mild expectation that he might actually answer the question.
With 18 extra months lavished on it, So Long, See You Tomorrow raises mild expectations of total, unimaginable self-reinvention.
Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow What we said: "So Long, See You Tomorrow raises mild expectations of total, unimaginable self-reinvention.
Though the prestige and the precedent for a breakthrough are still there -- statewide, more than 100 applications to perform at the festival spilled in, according to its organizers -- this year's representatives share little more than mild expectations and ZIP codes that start with zero.
Despite his deceptively easy assurance there is still evidently a lot of work to be done on the side that are nominally fourth in the world rankings but who will go to the Champions Trophy in South Africa next month with only mild expectations of reaching the semi-final stage.
Consistent with our expectation, mild HU treatment led to a significant increase in the expression of p16, p21 and p53 as unraveled by QRT-PCR and western blot analyses.
Recovery expectations were idealised, with websites advising potential patients to expect "mild discomfort and swelling" and scars that will "disappear completely after 1 – 2 weeks" [ 34].
Natural gas dropped on expectations that mild weather will reduce demand for the fuel.
Natural gas fell on expectations that mild weather in the northern United States would reduce demand.
Heating oil fell on expectations that mild weather and imports from Europe will limit inventory declines.
