"raise expectation for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about setting a high standard or level of expectations that someone has to meet. For example: "The director set high standards and raised expectations for everyone in the organization."
The results will nevertheless raise expectations for the fourth quarter.
At the same time, he seems to unwittingly raise expectations for his own campaign here.
On Tuesday, they joined Mr. Coleman in acknowledging defeat and immediately sought to raise expectations for Democrats.
Just as critically, his prominence could raise expectations for his performance in the neighboring state of New Hampshire.
Accomplished starters can raise expectations for what follows, and here, except for a half of a plump, juicy chicken under lemon and fresh herbs, the kitchen stumbled.
But it will also raise expectations for his campaign, which has long said Mr. Romney does not need to win in Iowa to capture the nomination.
It's enough to raise expectations for this first-time meeting between Mr. Liebman and Mr. Newsome, backed by Gregg August on bass and Otis Brown III on drums.
Market reaction since Mr Abe's campaign suggests that fiscal policy isn't necessary to raise expectations for inflation and growth.
In an interview on a flight from Cleveland to Austin, Tex., on Wednesday, Mr. Bush was careful not to be overconfident -- or to raise expectations for himself.
"The government will have to start spending more on other parts of the film industry, and the technical knowledge being imported will raise expectations for other commercial Iranian productions".
Even as other campaign officials were attacking Mr. Bush last week as too timid to debate, William M. Daley, the chairman of the Gore campaign, tried to raise expectations for his opponent.
