Sentence examples for serious expectations from inspiring English sources

Andy Roddick arrived at this United States Open without, really, any serious expectations.

I think you approach success a lot differently when you don't put serious expectations on yourself.

Jackson didn't come in this year with any serious expectations of a quick fix.

"People had serious expectations but no clue what the band actually sounded like," said Mr. Grohl.

He faces his audience as an unknown, against some serious expectations.

But, if the programming remains conservative, the performers are also hand picked and seem to rise to the warmth and serious expectations of the audience.

No serious expectation of a climate bill this year.

A possible interpretation of Geithner's action is that he was "covering his ass", without serious expectation of effecting reform of what he knew to be systemic abuse.

There was never any serious expectation that Manning, recovering from fusion surgery on his neck, would be ready in time to save the season, but the Colts now face a tricky decision.

Perhaps a certain level of serious expectation will exist among audiences because of Mr. Dick's previous documentary, "Sick," which provided an unstinting gaze at what a dying masochist endured.

The FCC has no serious expectation of meeting its own timetable, threatening the health of one of the only growth sectors in the sluggish economy.