1.   In short, popular expectations ran para-llel, in this case, with the law.

2.   Because Texas has enjoyed so much success, albeit in the ever-more-distant past, expectations run high.

3.   After an auction of two-year notes showed strong interest on Tuesday, expectations ran high in the market.

4.   Expectations now run high among the independents.

5.   Expectations run higher here, with so many big names jostling for attention.

6.   Expectations runneth over.

7.   Expectations are running high that life will improve swiftly.

8.   Expectations were running high as the Federal Open Market Committee met to determine monetary policy for the months ahead.

9.   So expectations ran high for another crowd-pleasing festival, but so far the oddities have prevailed.

10.   When he took office, expectations ran high.