There is, he insists, no point in dwelling on the unmet expectations that crush contributions such as yesterday's 12 points and 9 rebounds.

Iraq could be another case of unmet expectations.

The members of the expert panel felt this was a symptom of "unmet expectations."

The unmet expectation is that a country beyond the mainstream of contemporary art might contribute at best a single tributary to the international waters.

During those transitional years some have regarded the unmet expectation of lower rates promised by deregulation as a success.

Despite the intervening history of dashed hopes and unmet expectations, almost everyone still does look to the United States.

The talk of this small town remains very much that of unmet expectations.

"Failure to reach that level created unmet expectations in the region and that resulted in violence."

Sociologists speak of the spreading pain of unmet expectations.

The trouble at Fendi was one of unmet expectations.