The almost unanimous expectation of Barack Obama's re-election in part reflected the opinion polls at the time.
Jamie Dannhauser, an analyst at Lombard Street Research, said: "A majority of MPC members may not be convinced of the need for an expansion of [QE] this month; but the near-unanimous expectation among City economists of 'no change' suggests the markets may be underestimating the chance of a surprise tomorrow.
Investors had been nearly unanimous in expecting that the Fed would not change course so soon after making a major decision, and those expectations were not disappointed.
Many say that it has exceeded their most pessimistic expectations, and the unanimous view is that it has been driven by cuts, not policy; that it has been rushed; and that is has been anything but strategic.
The 2007 USC Trojans entered the season picked as the unanimous No. 1 team, with expectations of playing in the BCS National Title Game.
Participants were unanimous in that patients had unreasonable expectations, exhibited inappropriate behaviours and perceived themselves as having unmet health needs.
He expected a unanimous vote.
Slowly, Tate had stifled the excitement and expectations of the entire country, earning a unanimous decision.
There is no unanimous agreement on the suitability of an instrument to assess patients' expectations [ 20, 21].
It was also surprising to find the unanimous frustration in the lack of information provided about medical learner goals and expectations, as well as a lack of a formal method for giving feedback and evaluations.
