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

Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

When the Eagles signed to Asylum Records in September 1971, full of great expectations, bassist Randy Meisner was the most accomplished and successful of the four band members.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

So imperfect was this realisation of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens