"tempered expectations" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to expectations that have been made more realistic or reasonable. For example: "We tempered our expectations when planning the event, knowing that we would have limited resources."
Zynga's debut reflects the tempered expectations in the I.P.O.
Since becoming a Jayhawk, his inexperience has both stoked and tempered expectations.
But a funny thing happened on the way to tempered expectations for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Firsthand experience informs these tempered expectations; he was there when the first tower fell.
But the low-key event seemed to capture tempered expectations after four years of economic troubles and near-constant partisan confrontation.
Even as they worried about the future of Social Security, Americans had very tempered expectations about the stock market as a source of retirement security.
tempered expectation maximization.
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Their shared songs are full of gentle picking and close harmonies, lingering insecurities and long-tempered expectations: "If I wanted trouble, I could find it," one song vows, somewhere between pride and regret.
The tempered outlook was delivered as the company, which agreed last month to be acquired by Bertelsmann of Germany, reported that profit in 2000 fell by 61percentt but met analysts' expectations.
Scotland's squad is possibly as strong as it has ever been but with a mixture of full and part-time players, their expectations are more tempered than the leading trio as they look to build for next year's World Cup.
