Sooner than you expected, huh?

The result, however, will be a NATO compatible army far sooner than might have been expected.

It's going to happen a lot sooner than people imagine.

We will help him to be ready sooner rather than later.

No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain.

If it didn't, I'd probably see my father sooner than I anticipated.

No sooner had Tom turned on the TV than the fuse blew.

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.

And in fact I think that's going to be a lot sooner than that.

No sooner had she caught sight of me than she started running in my direction.

Yet no sooner did We take away the affliction from them than they broke their pledge.

Yet no sooner did We take away the affliction from them than they broke their pledge.

It is vital that political leaders begin to talk with each other sooner rather than later.

If, on the contrary, Brynjolfsson and McAfee are right, growth will be much more robust, and debt issues will be forgotten sooner than expected. The challenge, instead, will be to cope with the labor reducing and income inequality effects of emerging technologies.

It reflected the tendency for women to marry men older than themselves, and the fact that women reached physiological maturity sooner than men.

He offered more than could be expected.

It's taking a little longer than I expected.

(No sooner had he said this than) Moses threw down his rod and behold, it was a veritable serpent,

(No sooner had he said this than) Moses threw down his rod and behold, it was a veritable serpent,

yet no sooner does He relieve your distress than some among you set up other partners besides their Lord,

yet no sooner does He relieve your distress than some among you set up other partners besides their Lord,

And new demands for fiscal expenditures are expected to grow as the country ages. In about five years, all baby boomers will be over 65, but pressure on government expenditures for pensions and health care is expected to start sooner, around 2013.

No sooner was it proposed than reformers in Nigeria adopted it, pushed it and published the revenues in the paper.

No sooner the example of the son of Mary was mentioned than, lo and behold, your people raised a clamour

No sooner the example of the son of Mary was mentioned than, lo and behold, your people raised a clamour

The assignment took me longer than I had expected.

The math homework was easier than I had expected.

(More than that ) Moses came to you with clear Signs, yet no sooner was he away from you than you transgressed and took the calf for worship.

(More than that ) Moses came to you with clear Signs, yet no sooner was he away from you than you transgressed and took the calf for worship.

Instead, after successive revisions, world GDP in 2012 is now expected to grow by only 3.3 while inflation is forecast to reach 4 , signaling much weaker global economic momentum than was anticipated. Lower than expected growth and higher than expected inflation have affected most economies.

Some things, as you can see, went longer than expected.

The expected five year survival is less than five percent.

That one was way more difficult than I had expected.

The dolphin and trainer communicated much better than we expected.

Furthermore, the Fed has now exited quantitative easing and is showing a willingness to start raising policy rates sooner than markets expected. If the Fed does not postpone rate increases until the global economic weather clears, it risks an aborted takeoff the fate of many economies in the last few years.

The sooner, the better.

But no sooner was the punishment withdrawn for a time to enable them to make good their promise than they broke it.

But no sooner was the punishment withdrawn for a time to enable them to make good their promise than they broke it.

he calls on that which would sooner harm than help. Such a patron is indeed evil and such a companion is indeed evil.

he calls on that which would sooner harm than help. Such a patron is indeed evil and such a companion is indeed evil.

Sooner or later, sooner or later, the rule of history is that where power goes governance must follow.

We'll die sooner or later.

And then the question is, well, if they're going to be here in 500 years, are they going to be everywhere sooner than that?

And then no sooner the Trumpet is blown than there will remain no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask one another.

And then no sooner the Trumpet is blown than there will remain no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask one another.