Sentences with phrase «expectation than surprise»

However, looking past the coveted jewels and everyday secrets that have become more of an expectation than surprise, today we're looking at the wonderful world of gimmicks.

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Effects of currency movements in the quarter were more than the company's expectations due to the surprise Brexit vote in June, co-Chief Executive Safra Catz said on a conference call.

Next, relative growth differentials surprised; U.S. growth proved much worse than forecast, barely reaching 1 % in the first quarter, while growth in Europe and Japan exceeded expectations.

First, N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, responded (Correspondence, June / July 2008) to Richard John Neuhaus» comments on his new book, Surprised by Hope, which had included a criticism that its «concrete eschatological expectation» of a physical resurrection on a perfected earth was «more suggestive of Joseph Smith than St. Paul»» noting that Mormons were simply taking seriously the relevant passages in the New Testament at the very time that «the Western Protestant church... was eliminating the ancient concrete eschatological expectation.»

That the Tigers — last year's biggest surprise with a 12 — 2 record and a No. 4 finish in the AP poll — were anything less than elated after a win over a Top 25 team that played in a BCS bowl last January shows how expectations have dramatically changed at a school that hasn't won a conference title since 1969.

It is not really a big surprise and most of us will have spent today more in hope than expectation, even though it was reported at the start of the day that Arsene Wenger was in his office early in case something came up.

The Vikings spent a little more than 72 hours with Shaun Hill as their 2016 starter before swinging a surprise trade for Sam Bradford over the weekend, but on a team with more measured expectations, Hill (career record as a starter: 16 — 18) would probably have been trusted to play out the string, as he did admirably in San Francisco -LRB-» 08), Detroit -LRB-» 10) and St. Louis -LRB-» 14).

Coquelin took us all by surprise and his introduction balanced our squad and helped us immensely on our way to the top four, but in his second season the expectations come bigger than they were before.

You might even be surprised to find that the expectations your child has for himself or herself are higher than you imagined!

Studies have further shown that despite the expectation that following fasting days, there would be a strong desire to consume much more than the normal caloric intake, researchers were surprised to discover there was only about a 10 % increase in calories consumed.

I loved the British version so had low expectations for this but I was surprised to find that it was great — actually more crude in a way than the British version, but really as wonderful and creative.

I loved the British version so had low expectations for this but I was surprised to find that it was great — actually more crude in a way than

Audiences, coming with the expectation of Exorcist - style head - spinning special effects, will be surprised to find something much more like a courtroom drama than a scare - «em - silly outing.

However, «Pitch» became a surprise hit, performing above expectations at the box office (it eventually grossed more than $ 65 million domestically).

Fitting neatly into the limited expectations I had for the movie, Avenger: Age of Ultron is nothing more and nothing less than a big - budget action movie that takes no risks and delivers no surprises.

It's better to have realistic expectations, and if your books do better than you anticipated, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Lower your expectations; it's better to let oneself be positively surprised than betting the farm on a dream scenario.

And finally: - a surprise of an earnings call occurring (substantively) later than usual is rarely going to be a good sign for the underlying security, and the expectation of catastrophe - while cratering the underlying - may also cause a disproportionate rise in IVs / prices due to fear

Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises.

Which is not to imply I'm suddenly turning pessimistic here — ultimately, I still won't be surprised to see any lowering of long - term earnings growth expectations more than offset by falling discount rates & escalating valuations (particularly for a new global Nifty Fifty).

Better to plan for market returns and be pleasantly surprised if you exceed your expectations than to count on making 12 % a year and find out later that you'll never meet your goals.

Following the surprise 2012 hit Dishonored wasn't going to be an easy task, but Dishonored 2 has more than lived up to its expectations.

In all, the selection of galleries was a break from the «usual suspects» allowing for an element of surprise rather than the expectation of the reiteration of the familiar vistas.

Clients whose expectations have been adequately managed are less likely to turn on their lawyers (rightly or wrongly) than those who are taken by surprise by the result of their case or legal fees.

The reveal of truly wireless headphones isn't that big of a surprise, considering the Rumor Mill was more than adamant about their existence, and also the expectation that Apple would be dropping the 3.5 mm headphone jack turning out to be true.