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

“There’s a lot of great expectations out there, and I appreciate you guys throwing those high expectations on those guys, because they have earned the right because of what they did last year,” Klieman said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison