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
A season that began with great expectations dissolved into a struggle to stay afloat as the Kings hit the halfway mark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 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
He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
