Sentence examples for raising expectations from inspiring English sources

One senior administration official argued that expecting an agreement on proposals like Mr. Brown's would be "irrationally raising expectations".

"We're very wary of raising expectations which we can't fulfil.

Yet the unit's forensic successes keep raising expectations.

The Americans are cautious, wary of raising expectations.

West Ham United are raising expectations for it.

The troupe, Duckie, from London, is great at raising expectations.

The new Tories have been all about raising expectations.

With national elections eight weeks away, Israeli politicians tried to showcase accomplishments without raising expectations.

Francona's answer was a reflex, probably, a hedge against raising expectations.

While he is optimistic about Mr. Zarif's appointment, he cautions against raising expectations too high.

More generally, he runs the risk of raising expectations that he cannot meet.