expressed confidence

collocation in English

meaningsofexpressandconfidence

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express
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪkˈspres/
us
/ɪkˈspres/
moving or being ...
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confidence
noun
uk
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/
us
/ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or ...
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(Definition ofexpressandconfidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpressed confidence

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On the other hand, many growers expressed familiarity with the management systems behind the profiles, andexpressedconfidencein them.
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Theyexpressedconfidencethat they could effectively compete with manufactured imports if the playing field of the business environment were level.
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Not surprisingly, none of the subjects who wrote about this period in their livesexpressedconfidencein their identity.
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Suzanne hadexpressedconfidencethat her kids will be okay.
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Patients with awareness of advance directives who nevertheless do not follow through and prepare them oftenexpressedconfidencethat their family members would make appropriate decisions for them.
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Iexpressedconfidencethat the existing arrangements would avoid that.
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They haveexpressedconfidence, not only in the chairman but also in his executive committee.
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I was very struck by the remarkable way in which heexpressedconfidencethat we would in fact be able to proceed to stage two.
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Despite these difficulties, both employers and trade union officials in the industry haveexpressedconfidencein its future prosperity.
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On the contrary, heexpressedconfidencethat the pound would be able to weather the exposure.
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Heexpressedconfidencethat the infrastructure would be forthcoming.
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Heexpressedconfidencethat his departmental officials had researched the matter carefully, until he was asked what the rises would be.
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Those responsible for raising finance haveexpressedconfidencein their ability to raise the remaining sums.
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It is, however, of prime significance that both employers and trade union officials in wool textiles haveexpressedconfidencein the industry's future prosperity once immediate problems are overcome.
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Local authorities haveexpressedconfidencethat this is something that can be done, and work is going forward on the mechanics of "plan, monitor and manage".
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Several officers whom he interviewedexpressedconfidencein success if reinforcements could be provided, but actually concealed their losses and the seriousness of the situation.
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He admitted being scared of the prospect of pulling it all together butexpressedconfidencein it working out.
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Chavezexpressedconfidencein the new company management and that the company will be turned around by the end of 2008.
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