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Meanings of little expectation in English

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Usage of little expectation in English
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However, he had little expectation that the court would hear the case.
The Guardian
2
Rarely has a Leinster final been the subject of so little expectation.
The Irish Times
3
But he had little expectation of finding the men he wanted there.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
4
There was little expectation that the Rebels would seek to engage us.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. /...
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He has gone with little expectation; his interest was not high.
A Chair on the Boulevard
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Just a well-balanced squad of well-coached athletes playing with freedom and little expectation.
The Guardian
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A little expectation, as Northern Ireland discovered last month, can be a dangerous thing.
The Irish Times
8
Chinese officials say they have little expectation of significant progress.
Reuters
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There is also little expectation of an El Nino effect this summer and fall.
Reuters
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I had then but little expectation of surviving, and those about me had less.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of ...
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I had little expectation of finding him, dead or alive.
The Mystery
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But Western diplomats had little expectation of any swift breakthroughs.
Reuters
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I did so with little expectation, just dogged thoroughness.
The whole world: a novel
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But, by such, Johnson professed, that he had little expectation of his writings being perused.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 04 / ...
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Shows you stumble across with very little expectation often turn out to be the most thrilling.
The Guardian
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Going into 2011, there was little expectation of firmer pricing before next year at the earliest.
Reuters
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Little expectation through the time
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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