Who cares if the reality did not match the fancy?

Now, researchers say the reality doesn't always match the stereotypes.

"The big question mark is whether he can deliver in practice, whether the reality will match the rhetoric."

"If the reality doesn't match the image, they're really damaging the brand," he said.

But, as sometimes happens with good ideas, the reality did not match the hope.

She wanted to see if the reality matched her fevered imagination.

As with so much of what he envisaged, the reality did not quite match the vision.

"I think many of us have a yearning for this great pastoral scene, but the reality doesn't quite match the fantasy."

"Here, at least, you can see the face, and know that the reality matches the words."

Where does reality not match up to what you anticipated?