Such an era of frustrated expectations could heighten tensions in the industrial world and political instability in the third world.

"The death of Rene Favaloro marked a transcendent moment in this climate of frustrated expectations."

A middle class - complete with modest economic resources and frustrated expectations - has been slow to emerge.

As William E. B. Siart knows better than most, constructing a dream home, or a career, can often turn into a nightmare of frustrated expectations.

Relative deprivation theory claims that frustrated expectations help overcome the collective action problem, which in this case may breed revolt.

The costs of this "standards before status" approach have been predictable: an uncertain investment environment, frustrated expectations and a fragility that destabilizes the region.

Happy talk about the insurgency being in "the last throes" leads to frustrated expectations at home.

Do frustrated economic expectations and objective economic inequity promote crime?

This became especially true when the three years of relative peace was accompanied by greater restrictions on travel and work and by frustrated expectations.

That will take a heavy toll in shattered dreams and frustrated expectations.