Sentences with phrase «keeping my expectations low for»

If it does turn out to be something cool, that'll be a nice surprise, but I'm keeping my expectations low for this one.

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That means there is an incentive to keep expectations low, and to look for scapegoats, just in case voters are feeling no better in 2019 than they were in 2015.

As Microsoft's Steve Ballmer took to the stage for an announcement a few weeks ago, many tech onlookers felt like fans at a Maple Leafs hockey game: history had taught them to keep their expectations low.

2) Expectations of the «fiscal cliff» — automatic tax increases and spending cuts set for the end of this year — will keep spending and growth lower through the second half of 2012, he writes.

The U.K. referendum, while adding volatility, reinforced some of these trends, most notably driving expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) would keep interest rates low for longer.

They run the organization with a what's good for the organitazion in mind and often the people who want to ask questions, who struggle to meet performance expectations -LCB- the christian walk is reduced to performance giving, serving - the church organization, keeping sins off a particular list (ignoring the heart) and an ability to regurgitate spoon fed theology -RCB- the low performers are «disciplined» into performing outwardly regardless of inward conditions or are left in the dust of the organizations progress.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

«We want to keep the squad stable over the summer while strengthening where possible» said Wenger, that means for us Arsenal fans we must lower our expectations we won't be getting the world class players that we need to win titles or compete in the champions league

In exchange for a much higher expectation and dependence on parent involvement in the school, tuition is kept much lower than what other traditional preschools charge.

Lower expectations for keeping immaculate homes.

But he keeps trying to lower expectations, arguing that there is little he can do about runaway political spending as long as the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is in force, and blaming the Republicans in the Legislature for doing nothing to reform its own scandalous behavior.

I've only been trying this for a couple of months, so I am trying to keep my expectations low.

My only recommendation is to keep all expectations low, and perhaps you will find yourself in the mood for the kind of mindless entertainment that The Fast and the Furious delivers with adequate skill.

So when I saw that Greta Gerwig had written and directed it, I kept my expectations foolishly low for my first viewing in Toronto last fall.

Those looking for a smart political satire will have to keep expectations low, as this film is primarily concerned with the romance aspects, not really hitting anything serious until Harris» well - delivered final speech.

Keep the expectations low, and this low - brain power epic just might be the kind of intentionally shallow, escapist guilty pleasure you're looking for.

When existing research, «warts and all,» does not converge on his expectation that collective bargaining lowers achievement, he writes that off to how difficult it is to empirically disentangle complex causal chains and reasserts his faith that «whether the exact effects of collective bargaining on achievement can be well estimated or not, rules that keep bad teachers in the classrooms are still bad for kids.»

Though the intentions behind this decision were honorable — to keep states from setting lower expectations for and administering easier tests to low achievers — it has curbed the use of computer - adaptive testing and other strategies that can accurately and validly detect student growth at the high end.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

This isn't to say that these officials don't care about these children, but that they are disinterested in taking on the tough work needed to overhaul districts and schools in order provide kids with the schools they deserve — which includes challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations for poor and minority kids held by far too many adults working in American public education in Virginia and the rest of the nation, and the affiliates of the National Education Association which has succeeded for so long in keeping the Old Dominion's status quo quite ante.

For parents — especially black, Latino, and Asian families who are joining the middle class for the first time and moving into suburbia — the importance of knowing how schools actually handle students worst - served by American public education (including low expectations) is critical to doing all they can to keep their youngsters out of the economic and social abyFor parents — especially black, Latino, and Asian families who are joining the middle class for the first time and moving into suburbia — the importance of knowing how schools actually handle students worst - served by American public education (including low expectations) is critical to doing all they can to keep their youngsters out of the economic and social abyfor the first time and moving into suburbia — the importance of knowing how schools actually handle students worst - served by American public education (including low expectations) is critical to doing all they can to keep their youngsters out of the economic and social abyss.

I tried to keep my expectations as low as possible when Jaguar India finally let me have the R - Sport version for a weekend.

Digital textbooks have remained a hot - button topic in publishing because the industry has not kept up with the capabilities, especially in terms of the expectations of lower cost for the materials.

He is essentially suggesting that the Fed's promise to investors to keep rates low for a long period of time - something stock investors typically cheer over the near - term - will in the end increase the probability that the Fed at some point will find itself powerless to the expectations of the private sector and financial market participants.

We got the monthly jobs report out this morning and that came in below expectations, helping to keep rates on the low side for the week.

In particular, the Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that this exceptionally low range for the federal funds rate will be appropriate at least as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6-1/2 percent, inflation between one and two years ahead is projected to be no more than a half percentage point above the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal, and longer - term inflation expectations continue to be well anchored.

Cardholders spared APR increase for now — The Federal Reserve's rate setting committee voted to keep its benchmark rate at the level set in December and lowered expectation for the pace of future increases... (See Fed)

Considering Starwood is now owned by Marriott I didn't exactly have high hopes for this promotion after seeing the non-event that Marriott has come out with... and I was right to keep my expectations low.

Time for some Snark to keep our expectations low!

I'm keeping expectations low, but I would definitely be interested in meaty DLC for Super Mario 3D World.

The live broadcast will provide updates of games coming to Wii U this spring and summer so just to be clear, this Nintendo Direct isn \» t the big Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct that we \'re looking for so keep those expectations low and don \» t worry about your body being ready.

We've been patiently waiting for the «Apple of China» to at least try to unlock its full global potential with a phone, any phone, officially released stateside for several years now, and while various Xiaomi execs have vowed such an expansion will eventually happen, it's probably wise to keep your expectations low regarding the Mi MIX «concept.»