The price of the allowance, however, has remained below earlier expectations.

Retailing stocks were hard hit as the Christmas shopping season failed to meet early expectations.

"I think the great early expectations that they had were unrealistic," Schoenfeld said.

More than three thousand have been reintegrated, exceeding the early expectations.

And if early expectations are any indication, it could be a laugh, or a gaffe.

Next, now four years old, has failed to meet early expectations.

But the city's family-oriented attractions have generally not lived up to early expectations.

The reality has fallen far short of these early expectations.

A story of earlier expectations, and other wrong conclusions.

If he delays the vote, the earliest expectation will be for the fall.