1.   As reality sets in, many Web-site operators are scaling back expectations.

2.   Baqwa says South Africans are learning to scale back expectations and appreciate the dimensions of post-apartheid struggles.

3.   A long list of retailers have scaled back expectations for the fourth quarter.

4.   Economists consider these projections to be unrealistic and said they would be heartened if the government scaled back its expectations.

5.   However, with a slowing economy, many manufacturers and retailers are scaling back expectations and planning to expand business less aggressively.

6.   Meanwhile, The Associated Press is reporting that island nations near the international dateline, such as Fiji and Tonga, are scaling back expectations for revelry.

7.   Now with sputtering exports, widening trade gaps and quickening inflation, once-sizzling regional economies are scaling back expectations.

8.   On the AOL side, the growth was fine, and on the Time Warner side, they had already scaled back expectations.

9.   Slumping global stock markets have persuaded investors to scale back expectations for a rate increase in recent weeks.

10.   The dollar is expected to rise against the mark as traders scale back expectations for a rise in German lending rates.