The year began with high expectations, but the season's first-half results were disappointing.

The summit meeting, an annual event since 1975, began with only modest expectations in both the economic and political areas.

The public began with expectations of a short war.

The Tigers began the season with high expectations following their first 10-win season since 1987.

Yet Abrams reached the point where he did not read newspaper stories about his team in a season that began with high expectations.

But the self-esteem movement that began with such high expectations in the 1980's is running aground.

The 2008-2009 season was one that began with low expectations.

The 2008 season began with high expectations for the Jaguars.

So it often is these days in a campaign that began with ebullient expectations last spring.

His senior season in 2006 began with high expectations.