11.   When the Detroit native chose to attend Michigan after leading Country Day High to consecutive state championships, greater expectations became part of the package.

12.   When you hit home runs, wear gold chains and hit the tabloids in tandem with Madonna, expectations become your legacy, and an endless source of frustration.

13.   Economic theory suggests that such expectations become self-fulfilling.

14.   The danger is that pessimistic expectations often become self-fulfilling.

15.   But domestic business expectations have become more favourable.