The commercial success has exceeded the most optimistic expectations.

Crosby said the album's success "completely exceeded expectations", with the artists hoping it would go gold to cover their costs.

Their success exceeded all expectations: the first complex became the most visited in the world just two years after it opened, with 50 million visitors annually.

"The success of the book, in terms of units sold, is exceeding our expectations."

True Talk's success exceeded expectations and became a permanent part of Friday's programming in 2005.

The project's success surprised him and apparently exceeded his expectations.

But she was eternally resentful of him because his success and career so exceeded her own.

But insulin's very success brought trouble, as demand far exceeded the supply.

His success has exceeded harp from what his father never achieved.

Their success exceeded the fondest hopes of Hitler.