| meet expectation | 28.64 | Both increases met expectations. | ||
| have expectation | 25.02 | And I have no expectations. | ||
| raise expectation | 20.54 | Expectations were raised. | ||
| beat expectation | 13.63 | Today, he beat his expectations. | ||
| lower expectation | 13.63 | Lowered expectations? | ||
| reflect expectation | 7.04 | CDI futures reflected those expectations. | ||
| match expectation | 6.65 | The results matched expectations. | ||
| surpass expectation | 6.45 | The trip surpassed her expectations. | ||
| dampen expectation | 4.61 | Rubin also sought to dampen expectations. | ||
| reinforce expectation | 4.54 | A slide in Japanese stocks reinforced expectations. | ||
| bolster expectation | 4.02 | That bolstered expectations that local interest rates will fall soon. | ||
| defy expectation | 3.95 | The outcome defied expectation. | ||
| fuel expectation | 3.82 | Fueling expectations is the growth of previous years. | ||
| create expectation | 3.69 | High expectations have been created. | ||
| top expectation | 2.96 | The profit topped expectations. | ||
| reduce expectation | 2.83 | Next comes reducing your expectations. | ||
| fulfill expectation | 2.76 | However, Lamptey has not fulfilled expectations. | ||
| boost expectation | 2.50 | Last week Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong boosted expectations for economic growth. | ||
| confirm expectation | 2.50 | The report confirmed those expectations. | ||
| play_down expectation | 2.50 | Here too, she plays down expectations. |