1.   Australian employment in January fell as expected, though strong growth in weekly wages dashed expectations the central bank will cut interest rates anytime soon.

2.   A presidential panel Friday dashed expectations that it would recommend a specific plan to reform Social Security.

3.   But expectations were dashed that what is perhaps the most eagerly awaited movie ever made would somehow turn into a bonanza that would crush every previous blockbuster.

4.   But his expectations were dashed when he learned they had only uncovered a body part or a corpse.

5.   Economic reports yesterday dashed expectations for lower German rates.

6.   It has an intriguing, fragile human quality, even as it dashes most expectations of the genre it seems to want to be mistaken for.

7.   Ms. Blazer sings this wistful monologue of someone who finds her expectations continually dashed, with a Judy Garland-like catch in the throat.

8.   That could soon dash expectations for lower European interest rates.

9.   The announcement dashed expectations that the company would sell the unit to focus more on exploration and production.

10.   The deal dashed expectations that ITT would shop for a television network.