Sentence examples for with little expectations from inspiring English sources

Despite winning the Big Ten regular season title and placing as high as fifth in the polls this year, Sparty came into March Madness with little expectations from the general population.

He put in for lectureships at Cape Town and Milan, though with little expectation, or even hope, of success.

Taxpayers are being asked to buy up banks' junky assets, with little expectation of return.

Negotiations over the uranium enrichment have stalled with little expectation of progress anytime soon, particularly with Iran's approaching elections.

Their albums are often homemade and independently released, with little expectation of commercial radio or television exposure.

He says he will be watching what comes out of the budget next week, but with little expectation of help.

But privately, campaign aides say the ramped-up Internet efforts are intended to build buzz and positive press, with little expectation that they will translate directly into votes.

Phase 1 studies represent the very first tests of a new drug in humans; they are mainly meant to assess a new drug's safety, with little expectation that the treatment will help.

Adding a light accompaniment of bass and drums to his agile vocal team, Ward was able to approach the Philips label with the idea of making a recording, with little expectation that it would be a success.

With little expectation of the base rate climbing in the near term, brokers say borrowers are increasingly turning to deals that protect their payments for longer than two years.

In "Floating Bridge," the woman, having completed her chemotherapy with little expectation of recovery, receives -- as it hesitatingly emerges over the story's course -- the cautious good news from her oncologist that there has been "significant shrinkage...