realistic expectation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrealisticandexpectation
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realistic
adjective
uk/ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us/ˌriː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for ...
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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 ofrealisticandexpectationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As discussed above we assume an increasingly stringent environmental policy in terms of emission factors, since that is arealisticexpectation.
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Once the physician concludes that there is norealisticexpectationof survival, the parents should be informed and given the option of withdrawing the life-sustaining interventions.
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There is everyrealisticexpectationthat, after privatisation, investment will be higher.
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We are creating arealisticexpectationthat all local authorities will focus on managing their roads, as the best authorities are already doing.
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We must ensure that people enter into marriage with something approaching arealisticexpectationof what is involved.
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Arealisticexpectationas to the likelihood of such an action taking place might in itself be sufficient.
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In this century it should be therealisticexpectationof every parent, regardless of class, social background or intelligence, to have a healthy living child.
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I submit that a morerealisticexpectationis that we shall see chaos, unemployment and perhaps disaster come to many of the single-unit spinning mills.
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I believe that that process will accelerate over the next few months and that it is a perfectlyrealisticexpectation.
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In the present economic situation that is not arealisticexpectation.
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We considered carefully whether even tighter time limits could be introduced straight away, but had to conclude that that is not arealisticexpectationfor the time being.
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There must be arealisticexpectationof building brick extensions for small numbers of children, which is the only way some rural schools will be able to cope.
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Before making such a referral, a social fund officer will have to be satisfied that there is arealisticexpectationthat help will be available in time.
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However other readers may see that as arealisticexpectationof performance for that particular system with that operating system.
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The implication of this is that decision-makers are simply unable to form realistic expectations about the consequences of their actions.
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Most importantly the process needs to be beneficial to patients and staff with realistic expectations being placed upon both groups of people.
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They may feel that growing up with realistic expectations is far better than establishing life plans that must later be abandoned.
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The study raises questions about what may constitute realistic expectations of role development for community nurses.
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Realistic expectations about the effectiveness of each institution of accountability taken individually and acting in isolation are thus warranted.
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Reassessment of goals keeps the progression of a patient's illness in perspective and provides care givers with realistic expectations over time.
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