great expectation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatandexpectation
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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expectation
noun
uk/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
the feeling that good things are going to happen in ...
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(Definition ofgreatandexpectationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thisgreatexpectationcollapsed under the weight of realpolitik.
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Let us wish him well and hope that he will fulfil ourgreatexpectation.
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We are looking forward withgreatexpectation, after that interjection of his, to what he will say.
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He built up an atmosphere ofgreatexpectationabout what the report would entail.
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There isgreatexpectationabout the anti-social behaviour orders.
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I shall listen with interest for the answers, without anygreatexpectationof getting any.
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Secondly, although we have clearly suffered from the long-term closure, there isgreatexpectationabout the reopening of the line.
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We look forward to his contribution withgreatexpectation, knowing that his analysis will be even more incisive because of his personal experience.
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It was a joy to hear him, and we wait withgreatexpectationfor his next speech.
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They and my superb local cider and real ale producers will await the outcome of his review of alcohol duties withgreatexpectation.
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There is, therefore,greatexpectationthat anybody can be employed in alternative employment.
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This is a season of goodwill andgreatexpectation.
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There is consequentlygreatexpectation, not only of employment but of other incidental benefits, from the board's investment of £80 million.
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Sadly, we can have nogreatexpectationthat action will follow this debate.
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I shall wait withgreatexpectationto hear what he has to say on the matter.
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We waited withgreatexpectationfor a year, but nothing happened in any other way and another part of the industry died and ceased to function.
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I will try to answer the questions of all those who have spoken and who spoke as though they had nogreatexpectationof a positive response.
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Moreover, there is agreatexpectationof iron ores, which will be discovered in near future.
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In the early 1750s great expectations were associated with the new company.
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The object of this is to bring these calumnies to an end, and to give you an opportunity of justifying thegreatexpectationwhich has been excited.
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