The phrase "set expectation" is correct and could be used in written English.
For example, "The manager set expectations for the team to complete the project by the end of the week."
One of the problems Yahoo! has is that they had sort of almost set expectation that they were going to get a big check, a multi-billion dollar check from Microsoft in exchange for a deal of this sort.
The PET images were reconstructed using a standard iterative algorithm (ordered set expectation maximization (OSEM)) by integrating further correction algorithms to reduce image noise caused by scatters and randoms.
PiB PET data were reconstructed with ordered set expectation maximization, corrected for attenuation.
PiB-PET data were reconstructed with ordered set expectation maximization, corrected for attenuation and each frame was evaluated to verify adequate count statistics and absence of head motion.
Subsequently, we chose to analyze the effectiveness of our instructional set with pre- SMT average pain ratings of the ten c- fiber mediated thermal stimuli protocol as our baseline rating for comparison to the post instructional set expectation rating.
'I set expectations simply too high.
That is called trying to set expectations about expectations.
"The trick is to set expectations early," he said.
Trump has set expectations for the presidency extraordinarily high.
"They will set expectations but not tip their hands.
"Republicans have done a good job this year of trying to set expectations very high," he said.
