Word Finder - expectation

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The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

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That which is expected or looked for.

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The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.

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The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

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The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.

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(colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.

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The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Your natural expectation would be that they would talk, at least as well as Scooby does.

Such an expectation of persecution is inexplicable from Nero's time.

All Europe awaited with eager expectation the results of so great an assembly.

The expectation of a Messianic restoration to the Holy Land has always been strong, if often latent, in the Jewish consciousness.

In 1769, in a letter to Dr Franklin, he wrote some observations on the expectation of lives, the increase of mankind, and the population of London, which were published in the Philosophical Transactions of that year; in May 1770 he communicated to the Royal Society a paper on the proper method of calculating the values of contingent reversions.

It becomes the assertion; historically, providentially, the expectation of a unique religious figure arose - " the " Messiah; and Jesus gave himself to be thought of as that great figure.

Moreover, the expectation that the saints would rise to share in the blessedness of this kingdom is also found in Judaism, 4 Ezra vii.

When it became known that the accounts of these invasions formed a part of the records preserved in the Assyrian libraries, historian and theologian alike waited with breathless interest for the exact revelations in store; and this time expectation was not disappointed.

After halting on its banks for some years in expectation of a frost he was obliged to return home.

The only two points on which he departed from the orthodox Lutheran faith of his day were the requirement of regeneration as the sine qua non of the true theologian, and the expectation of the conversion of the Jews and the fall of Papacy as the prelude of the triumph of the church.

No certainty has been reached in the interpretation of these passages, but they may suggest to the Christian mind the expectation that the final destiny of no soul can be fixed until in some way or other, in this life or the next, the opportunity of decision for or against Christ has been given.

That sets the expectation for a relationship at a high level.

That night orders were despatched for a concentration on Briinn in expectation of a collision on the following day; but hearing that the whole allied force was moving towards him he decided to concentrate south-east of Briinn, covering his front by cavalry on the Pratzen heights.

The impressiveness and the stimulating power of the mystic ceremonies, the consciousness of being the privileged possessor of the secret wisdom of the ancients, the sense of purification from sin, and the expectation of a better life where there was to be compensation for the sufferings of this world - were all strong appeals to human nature.

In 1848, when the political air was charged with stimulating elements, he founded the Positive Society, with the expectation that it might grow into a reunion as powerful over the new revolution as the Jacobin Club had been in the revolution of 1789.

This expectation, however, was not realized, but in time the place grew popular as a health resort, the scenery in every direction being remarkably picturesque.

Their enthusiasm and their prophesyings were denounced as demoniacal; their expectation of a glorious earthly kingdom of Christ was stigmatized as Jewish, their passion for martyrdom as vainglorious and their whole conduct as hypocritical.

In expectation of the queen becoming a mother, a bill was passed through parliament providing for the appointment of Prince Albert as sole regent in case the queen, after giving birth to a child, died before her son or daughter came of age.

A web presence is moving from a novelty to an expectation.

In the Phaedo a confident expectation is ascribed to him.

Vespasian, who had a strong vein of superstition, was made to believe that he was himself to fulfil this expectation, and all manner of omens and oracles and portents were applied to him.

It was hoped at the time that that place would become the centre from which the civilization of Africa would proceed; but this expectation was not fulfilled.

President Kruger had every expectation of large reinforcements from the Dutch in the two British colonies; he believed that, whatever happened, Europe would not allow Boer independence to be destroyed; and he had assured himself of the adhesion of the Orange Free State, though it was not till the very last moment that President Steyn formally notified Sir Alfred Milner of this fact.

On the 28th of May Rupert and d'Estrees, believing that De Ruyter was too much afraid of their superior numbers to venture to sea, sent in a squadron of light vessels and fire-ships to attack him, but he took the offensive at once, scattering the light squadron, and falling with energy on the restof the fleet, which, not being in expectation of a vigorous assault, was taken at a disadvantage.

For the first eight months of his reign he did not disappoint the popular expectation; but after his recovery from a severe illness his true character showed itself.

Of this, however, there was no expectation.

With higher levels of customer expectation comes the need for a higher caliber of agent.

The joy of expectation was what they missed after Alexia was conceived.

It is also unwarranted to start with the expectation that everything in the world should be explained by one principle, and it is a needless restriction of our means to expect unity of method.

It is rather a prediction based on an expectation that current divorce and marriage trends will continue.

Our expectation was this lip color could not provide the richness we craved from lipstick.

Prom season is a time filled with excitement and expectation, but it can also be a stressful time filled with deadlines.

Basically, etiquette creates an expectation or rule that lets you know what to expect and is followed by everyone in most cases.

Because the expectation with most dresses is that tailoring will be needed, you can be relaxed about an exact fit.

Many of these chapels also have a "come as you are" policy, which means there is no expectation that you wear formal wedding attire.

Does the average size of a Hollywood actress spell a healthy ideal or unrealistic expectation for women outside of the spotlight?

Babies do not usually eat cleanly and so it is a reasonable expectation that your child may soil her dress to a distressing degree.

In the financial, legal and management arenas, the expectation for serious professional dress is as strong as it ever was.

On the other hand, if you prefer a more traditionally dressed team, you will again need to clarify, as this is becoming an endangered expectation in the working world.

You also want to try on several options, rather than just select something on the expectation that you can return or exchange it.

The expectation is that as more plus size models are seen in more magazines and commercials and people who are fat-phobic see that these women are gorgeous and sexy, attitudes will shift.

People with this disorder have an unhealthy expectation of disaster, often focusing on potential hazards to health, family and work.

Soaking in a hot bath, reading a good book and disconnecting from the concerns of the day whether they are associated with family or business can promote the positive expectation that you are going to get a good night's sleep.

Given this configuration, the expectation is that a human player can take over the secondary role.

With a modicum of expectation I uncorked this 2002 Chateau St. Jean Malbec and was given a lift.

What is clear is that children and adolescents with mutism have an actual fear of speaking and of social interactions where there is an expectation to talk.

It is not until children enter school, where there is an expectation to perform, interact, and speak, that mutism becomes more apparent.

Finally, there should be a reasonable expectation of success.

Functional goals are a realistic expectation of activities that a person with SCI eventually should be able to do with a particular level of injury.

The goal of the interview is to raise the interviewer's expectation of you so you will be invited to continue in the selection process, and subsequently, receive a job offer.