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

It was his second trip to the auction house, this time without the great expectations of the first.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

“This is a fraud case where an exciting venture went forward with great expectations and hope, only to be dashed by untruth, misrepresentations, hubris and plain lies,” Davila lamented while Holmes stood before him.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2023

He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez