21.   Again, he exceeded the low expectations that his aides nurtured among reporters.

22.   Bubbling with self-confidence as usual, Ghosn said he was not bothered that skeptics continued to have low expectations for Nissan.

23.   Bush, however, may have benefited more from the indecisive contests because so little was expected of him, and he lived up to those low expectations.

24.   But Davis overcame the low expectations that may have deterred many Eastern rodeo cowboys from rising to stardom.

25.   But for all the progress, the United States enters yet another World Cup with low expectations, on and off the field.

26.   But many have low expectations for the pace at which changes will be made.

27.   But the struggling company surpassed the low expectations of analysts, causing a rally in its battered stock.

28.   But the struggling company managed to beat the low expectations of Wall Street analysts, sparking a rally in its battered stock.

29.   But the struggling computer manufacturer managed to surpass the low expectations of analysts and sparked a rally in its battered stock.

30.   Chalk it up to post-strike syndrome, no-name players, low expectations and the presumption of inevitable free fall that accompanies every Sox success story.