Sentence examples for persistent expectation from inspiring English sources

Yet Bernstein's varied melodies, matched by some of the sharpest Comden and Green lyrics, still summon the feelings of what it's like to arrive in New York from somewhere else: the fears (as in the homesick duet "Ohio") in the face of Manhattan cynicism ("'What a Waste," a trio about the way of all talent in an unforgiving city) and the persistent expectation of wowing the skeptics any minute.

Indeed, the best way to appreciate this fascinating but uneven film may be to resist it, to watch it unfold in the persistent, persistently thwarted expectation that it will erupt into the hip-hop Mafia shoot-'em-up it stubbornly refuses to be.

Persistent low expectations from teachers and other adults, being denied high level coursework, and being feared can create deep internal scars.

Others were blunter with those patients with persistent unrealistic expectations: I'll be as blunt as I need to be, I'll say, look, we've done everything we can to try and manage symptoms, we're not going to win.

The explanation for this gender imbalance is largely due to persistent gendered expectations that women assume domestic duties, which includes caring for ill family members, compounded with gendered beliefs that women are inherently better at and are more suited to caregiving than men.

At its core, the problem is a persistent gap between expectations and reality.

In a study of the dynamic effects of SSS, the estimated effects become increasingly negative as time goes by, even though they remain insignificant.3 In addition, we find no evidence of persistent changes in expectations about working full-time after age 70 among SSS recipients.

But in the end, because of the persistent gap between expectations and reality, voters began to look around for something different.

I know because I have been exploring its new operating system, Vista, which was released last week after five years of false starts, persistent bugs and great expectations.

The report said that in countries such as Australia, Japan and Korea where inflation was low, "policymakers may need to act to prevent a persistent decline in inflation expectations".

This assumption is based on the general idea that high expectations may induce persistent effort to achieve a goal whereas low expectations may result in disengagement from desired goals (Austin and Vancouver 1996; Carver and Scheier 1998).