Analysts said the strong demand surpassed their expectations.
After receiving the device, Mr. Tools made a recovery that his doctors said vastly surpassed their expectations.
Government officials said that the level of rain this year had surpassed their expectations, but they maintained that matters were under control.
Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerard Baker added: "We know how valuable Journal readers' time is, which is why we are dedicated to surpassing their expectations every day through our peerless journalism – in print and digital, and in newsletters.
Mr. Tools's heart had been removed and replaced with a pump called the AbioCor at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., on July 2. Before the stroke, Mr. Tools had taken trips from the hospital to go fishing and to visit restaurants, parks and comedy clubs, and his doctors had said his recovery far surpassed their expectations.
People familiar with the product launch have told me that the interest in Gear VR has surpassed their expectations, but Samsung clearly geared up to push it hard…shoving out a pretty well done TV commercial during primetime on the weekends.
Vietnam has surpassed their expectations.
Its second aim is personal fitness, and in its programs it encourages individuals to accept physical and mental challenges, to surpass their own expectations, expand their knowledge, skills and abilities, and strive for continuous personal improvement.
Similarly, Mr. Brady's vaguely Reaganesque disposition, bearing and on-message preparedness left some concluding that he had far surpassed their modest expectations.
It was a polite way of people telling me they thought I probably wouldn't amount to much, but had somehow surpassed their low expectations.
