"There was a strong expectation of his coming soon after the marriage, but it ended in nothing; and I have not heard him mentioned lately."

"It has built in strong expectations of a near-term Fed tightening."

"It was definitely his strong expectation," the official said.

But in New York, at least, there are strong expectations among retailers that they will not wait for that to happen.

"My strong expectation is that our hopes are not going to be betrayed," a senior official of Japan's foreign ministry said this week.

But his campaign stirred such high hopes and strong expectations that it may be difficult to satisfy them within the limits of practical politics.

These schools will be provided the autonomy and support they need to continue to improve student outcomes, with a strong expectation for continued growth.

The only good news in today's assessments was the strong expectation that inflation would continue to decline.

He added, "I think this shows the prime minister's strong expectations with regard to structural reforms."

With his parents taking out three student loans to pay for tuition, there was a strong expectation that he would get a job, he said.