George Osborne Dear Mr Osborne You have made a mistake by raising expectations of good times to come.
The high value placed on many start-ups and minimal requirements for financial performance are raising expectations of other entrepreneurs.
Wheat rose after Egypt bought two cargoes of United States grain, raising expectations of increased foreign demand.
At the zero lower bound, central banks can continue to stimulate the economy by raising expectations of future inflation, which reduces the real interest rate and boosts output.
They can set in motion events beyond anyone's control, for example raising expectations of government which demand to be met, or cause trouble if denied.
As Paul Krugman has put it, the Fed needs to promise to be irresponsible at some future point, thereby raising expectations of future inflation.
The bank's move is seen by some as an attempt to weaken the yen and boost Japanese exports, raising expectations of another "currency war".
It also created the dilemma of raising expectations of a safety net for those in legal crisis, only to dash them from 2017.
Barack Obama is raising expectations of swift action on the environment - possibly within his first few days in the White House.
Most Arabs think he will have a good effect on the region.But by raising expectations of a big diplomatic push, Mr Obama risks damaging American credibility more, should his efforts prove vague or toothless.
Stevens says the new fare unlikely to appeal to many lower achieving teenagers and if the government wanted to address the issue of raising expectations of students, it needed first to build the foundations during pupils' early years.
