Sentence examples for slim expectations from inspiring English sources

Shiny and sharp, it seems to precede her onto the stage, an invitation cast with energy but only slim expectations of getting a nibble.

Given that one already had a warrant, I had slim expectations of seeing them again.

The prospects for getting the match under way Friday seemed slim, with expectations of strong winds and rough seas -- the kind of conditions that led to the postponement of the first race of the series on two days earlier this week.

BP bucked the trend, making a slim gain despite expectations that a strengthening tropical storm heading for the Gulf could substantially impact attempts to recover oil spewing from its leaking well.

Etsy has been struggling since its IPO this April, only beating expectations by a slim margin in Q2, citing issues with currency exchange rates as partly to blame.

Yahoo managed to beat low investor expectations by a slim margin yesterday and was rewarded with a short bump this morning that has already burned off.

The author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach wrote recently that she thinks slimming clubs give women unrealistic expectations about weight loss.

Zynga had revenue of $183.3 million in the quarter, and bookings of $167.4 million ahead of investor expectations of a slimmer $147.7 million.

Given that Etsy managed to beat expectations — albeit by a slim margin — why are its shares tumbling?

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold soundly topped The Street's second-quarter earnings expectations thanks to a slimmer decline in copper prices than some feared.

The starlet, usually of slim and gamine proportions, appears to thwart our expectations by ordering and consuming, with conspicuous relish, a meal that might satisfy a hungry dockworker.