The phrase "universal expectation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but generally refers to a belief or assumption that is shared by all or most people. Example: "Universal expectation dictates that every child should have access to quality education."
Having been defeated so soundly at Old Trafford and Edgbaston, there was almost universal expectation that England would prevail.
Who knows whether the universal expectation of service would change the country as much as McChrystal hopes.
What if I work in an organization where same-day (same-hour?) turnaround is a universal expectation?
The single greatest asset the next mayor will have is the universal expectation of sacrifice and the willingness, maybe not quite so universal, to accept sacrifice in the name of some larger good.
His latest demands on Manny Pacquiao – insisting any fight between them be shown on Showtime, with Floyd's company as the sole promoter – pricks the balloon of universal expectation yet again, rounding out a poor couple of weeks for the best boxer in the world.
The universal expectation is that Jennings will become Alastair Cook's new opening partner, though he did not fall into the trap of assuming that would be the case when he walked into the press room with a ready smile, an unmistakably South African accent despite his four seasons at Durham, and an easy, polite manner.
In addition, more universal expectations were expressed such as moving science forward and be part of a collective effort.
We're led there by a universal human expectation that the world will treat us fairly.
In an era when the European communist tradition imploded, the opposite has happened in China: contrary to almost universal western expectations after Tiananmen Square in 1989, the Communist party not only survived but reinvented itself and, over the last 30 years, has presided over the most remarkable economic transformation in human history.
In these education systems, universal high expectations are not a mantra but a reality.
This return surpassed Universal's expectations for the weekend.
