great expectations
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Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
It was a bold move by Luis Enrique to drop Donnarumma and turn to the Frenchman, but one that could prove a masterstroke in the future if Chevalier lives up to great expectations.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
The show was created by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest artistic director Mathew Wright, who cameo in a voice-over expressing their great expectations for what the cast has cooked up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
“There’s a lot of great expectations out there, and I appreciate you guys throwing those high expectations on those guys, because they have earned the right because of what they did last year,” Klieman said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023
I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
