Expect it so blithely that we will not challenge the expectation even when it works against our own economic self-interest.
On Friday, Clinton sought to lower expectation even before the caucuses began.
This also encourages the company to maintain that expectation or even over deliver, in some cases.
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"There was always the hope and expectation, even the knowledge, that Cyprus would have to swallow its medicine and do what the troika told them to do, " said Mr. Sherwood.
The expectation was even greater given that Tendulkar's 99th ton came during the 50-over World Cup, which India went on to win in his home city of Mumbai last April.
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The expectation gap was even greater in training, where the assigned value was close to 4.5, while the actual value was slightly above 3.
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The Canaries' summer signing insists that even the expectation of second place is not adding any undue pressure to the team.
People got together for love and to have children but there was not generally expectation of monogamy or even being together for forever.
Both seem to have abandoned any expectation of providing for all, or even a substantial portion, of their financial needs in retirement through accumulated savings.
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The Czech state was induced to compensate those among its nationals who were victims of Nazi aggression in the expectation that Germany would reimburse it, even on an incremental basis.
The expectation is that this year will see an even lower turnout than usual.
The choice of white privilege as the denominator in this idea is a decision to accuse, not just of advantage or even immunity, but also of the due expectation of prerogative, and thus to charge with complicity, to impugn the natural moral consciousness, against proof to the contrary, of those so designated, simply by the color of their skin.
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Given the Fed's recent move to raise interest rates and the expectation of more hikes to come, savings from offshoring look even more attractive to lending institutions in search of new ways to boost the bottom line.
Even if talks do begin again, there is scant expectation of success.
Yet much of this relief is based on a single expectation: that the Fed will cut interest rates soon, perhaps even before its next rate-setting meeting on September 18th.
Then again, markets have often rallied ahead of summits in the expectation of an agreement, only to be disappointed within days, or even hours, of the latest half-step being announced.
With Congress deadlocked throughout December, growth rates softened even further and never quite made up enough ground to reach our original expectation.
Worse, she sets an expectation through the behavior she models at the top that it is desirable and perhaps even expected that women not be away very long after the birth of a child.
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If you have a reasonable expectation of living for a long period then you are probably better off with a higher pension, even though it is taxable.
"The reality is that, for most people, even if things are broadcast to all their friends and the public, they still have some expectation about the way that it's used, " he said.
We assumed there would be an abundance of oysters, but even if the destination turned out to be mundane, the envelope and the complete freedom from expectation added a level of adventure and excitement to the trip.
So there was no national expectation of success at school for young people - although nearly half of 11 year-olds were not even up to standard in the basics of literacy and numeracy and a similar proportion left school at or soon after 16 with few if any qualifications.
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