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optimistic expectations

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meanings of optimisticand expectation


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optimistic
adjective
uk /ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/ us /ˌɑːp.təˈmɪs.t̬ɪk/
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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Examples of optimistic expectations


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I cannot accept his rather optimisticexpectation that the scheme would not be used for second homes.
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It has modified its position, but it has an unduly optimisticexpectation of 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.
Total scores represent children's beliefs about how positive their future will be, with high scores reflecting more optimistic expectations.
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.
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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