She made the point that unrealistic expectations about how women should parent make any woman shy of completely perfect an unworthy mom.
Retail sales rose 15.2% year-on-year, also a 0.1% point increase over expectations.
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At this point, market expectations are for further declines.
The key takeaway is that middle class America is disgusted with the financial markets to the point where their expectations, for the first time in decades, have no correlation with the reality of the economic situation.
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Current conditions also led Intel to knock a point off its gross margin expectations for the quarter, now at 62%, plus or minus one percentage point.
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The figure was one percentage point above analysts' expectations.
If it buys government bonds, and if this increases inflationary expectations (the point of the policy), bond yields could rise.
And at this point, what are the expectations for Middle East peace?
Valuation levels are decent across the market at this point, and the earnings expectations bar is set so low that there is little room for disappointment.
Despite these concerns, we believe that total trucks and cars sold in U.S. could grow by 1 percentage point faster than our current expectations annually if GM sustains its current momentum.
"Up to this point, the category has not performed to expectations, but manufacturers sense the urgency, and are making sure that they lower prices to the point that Blu-ray players will become irresistible to consumers this holiday season, " said Bruce Tripido, a vice president of marketing at Sharp Electronics Corp.
Some 66% of companies beat expectations at the same point in the reporting cycle in 2010.
Candidates are evaluated for these values using a 4 point scale, where 4 exceeds expectations and 1 is below expectations.
The Wii U is an interesting point here because it is balancing expectations of a tablet, portable device and game controller all in one.
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Federal funds futures were indicating expectations for a 75 basis point cut from the Fed March 18.
Expectations are so low at this point that numbers that come in only slightly better than expected could be enough to stop the current bleeding.
Indeed, what happens there will likely become the tipping point for how the conflict between 20th century expectations and 21st century reality will play out across America, including Washington, D.
You make a good point that Mr Bush has started off with low expectations.
Other technology cases like Intel and Qualcomm point out the futility of the quest for controlling expectations.
But at least they can point to cold April weather and the low initial expectations that came with back-to-back 90-loss seasons.
The one bright point was its earnings forecast, which it reaffirmed expectations in the range of 7 cents to 12 cents, in line with Wall Street's own 8 cents per share outlook.
So far, this amounts to a stark reversal of expectations and could evolve into a significant point of economic uncertainty for U.S. retailers not only up to the elections but also past them, to the crucial Christmas-shopping season.
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At some point, there has to be a reckoning of these expectations with underlying economic reality.
The chancellor can point to a career built on breaking rules and confounding expectations.
Trading in the futures markets shows expectations of another 25- to 50-point cut then to levels not seen in 50 years.
Obama loyalists will point out that no mortal could have lived up to the expectations heaped upon his head, especially when he had been dealt such a poor hand.
The cathartic process of coming to grips with the fact that the organization does not have the insight around lifetime experience expectations for each market and persona is the trigger point for customer experience initiatives.
In late January, the Reserve Bank of India reduced its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the first cut since April 2012, but tempered expectations of further reductions due to high inflation and a wide current account deficit.
The U.K.'s central bank cut its key interest rate to 3.0%, from 4.5%, on Thursday, far exceeding many economists' expectations for a 75- or 100-basis-point cut.
Expectations need to be set, and then exceeded at the point of delivery.
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