optimistic expectations
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoptimisticandexpectation
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optimistic
adjective
uk/ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/us/ˌɑːp.təˈmɪs.tɪk/
hoping or believing that good things will happen in ...
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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 ofoptimisticandexpectationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I cannot accept his ratheroptimisticexpectationthat the scheme would not be used for second homes.
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It has modified its position, but it has an undulyoptimisticexpectationof how far the ban would be lifted.
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Some real problems arose from high speculation from over optimistic expectations about pastoral exports potential at the time.
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Total scores represent children's beliefs about how positive their future will be, with high scores reflecting more optimistic expectations.
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On the other hand, optimistic expectations that a short-lived campaign of public enlightenment could sweep away the deep-seated anxieties associated with venereal diseases would prove wildly unrealistic.
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I suggest that such optimistic expectations cannot be seriously maintained.
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Even so, we do not live in the easy world of optimistic expectations.
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The most optimistic expectations were realised.
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Both are somewhat optimistic expectations.
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In the 1920s, private fixed investment soared, as did luxury consumption by the capitalists, boosted by high profits and optimistic expectations.
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