41.   Booker did not meet those expectations.

42.   Both increases met expectations.

43.   A report showing orders for semiconductors rose more than expected in October and exceeded shipments convinced many investors that chip-company earnings will expand enough to meet expectations.

44.   A teacher mentally labels children bright or slow, and they rise or sink to meet her expectations.

45.   A third title would meet similar expectations in Stephenville.

46.   Advertising revenues, while still increasingly significant thanks to a robust market, are not meeting expectations, executives there said.

47.   After the market closed, Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings that failed to meet expectations.

48.   Building material stocks declined after Williams Holdings Plc said sales of do-it-yourself equipment failed to meet expectations.

49.   Bush, proclaimed the front-runner by poll and press, is about to try to meet those expectations, an effort that has derailed more than one high-flying politician.

50.   Bush, proclaimed the frontrunner by poll and press, is about to try to meet those expectations, an effort that has derailed more than one high-flying politician.