unrealistic expectations.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

These include what she describes as unrealistic municipal demarcations.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Carlson criticized what he described as unrealistic and excessive federal spending coming from the White House.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheHoya.com] Reference

The outrageous expectations of Prior remain unrealistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Chicago hope or hype?] Reference

It only 'works' under certain unrealistic reenactment combat rules.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ho ho! Pish reenactor soup-stirrer guard captured on camera] Reference

In contrast, flattery is extreme, and appeals to our egos in unrealistic ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Interview with Martha Stout] Reference

Professional athletes spent the majority of their lives in unrealistic practices.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Moot Court] Reference

Still so, most companies keep trying to deliver their products in unrealistic time frames.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Programmer burnout] Reference

And, how unrealistic is it that Ned could go more than a decade without him touching his "alive again" dog or vice versa?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wednesday Night’s Good Bad & Ugly | the TV addict] Reference

In general, when deadlines and budgets are overrun, we have to ask, are we being too optimistic or just plain unrealistic?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-09] Reference

Lance Armstrong rules Australian race victory 'unrealistic' - Summary.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

His characterisation seems way off or just plain unrealistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [24 Discussion – 1 a.m to 2 a.m.] Reference

But by MY’s standards, saying things that you know to be unrealistic is not dishonest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » John McCain Repeats Vegas HSR Lie, Adds New Non-True Details] Reference

Q The budget caps that you now call unrealistic are written into law, a law that the President signed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Staff Members] Reference

He also dubbed unrealistic the scenario of Greece resorting to the assistance of the International Monetary Fund.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kathimerini English Edition : Print Edition : 3/12/09] Reference

I had been prepared for some of what Hartenstein had called unrealistic beliefs, but nothing as fantastic as this.    From Wordnik.com.  [He Walked Around the Horses] Reference

I found the protrayal of the left in universities to be completely unrealistic, which is weird because Card teaches at one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Empire, Elections and SF Promotional Philosophy « Whatever] Reference

Any suggestion to the contrary can be charitably described as unrealistic or uncharitably described as completely political.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Thus, it is said, the supporters of a spontaneous order of social interaction are referred to as unrealistic, wild-eyed utopians.    From Wordnik.com.  [LewRockwell.com] Reference

Projected savings seem "unrealistic," says Foster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yes, It's About Obama] Reference

Diye said the volumes cited in the report were "unrealistic".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

So to talk about peace as 'unrealistic' is, in the long run, ridiculous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philip Slater: Let's Take Moralizing Out of Foreign Policy Debate] Reference

So, I think it's kind of unrealistic to say, "Oh, there's a Reagan judge.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2006] Reference

Those who think positively are considered to be "unrealistic" and "polyanna types.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Negaholism, Polyanna, Optimism: Reality or Unreality?] Reference

Deetlefs said the union's latest demand had also shifted slightly but was "unrealistic".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

On the Department of Defence, the Auditor-General found the establishment to be "unrealistic".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

We are expected to hold up our nose at any creative idea that is "unrealistic" or "implausible.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Ilana Ross: Forget Debt, I Hope I Won't Be Graduating in Mountains of Doubt] Reference

He said the board is "not prepared to engage" in negotiations with an "unrealistic" starting price.    From Wordnik.com.  [Genzyme Rejects Sanofi's $18.5B Takeover Bid] Reference

He said it was "unrealistic" to argue that the material should have been handed straight to the police.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Looking back, he says it was an "unrealistic" goal because of all the "politics" involved in public education.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Free Markets and All That Stuff'] Reference

I realize this is a callous, 'unrealistic' notion, but doesn't the question have to be dealt with sooner or later?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philip Slater: The Free Market is Like a Toddler] Reference

I suppose it is also "unrealistic" to expect our representatives to actually listen to us, especially when we're "passionate.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lisa Wade: Barney Frank Says It's "Unrealistic" to Expect Representation from our Representatives] Reference

It is "unrealistic," Mr. Frank suggests, to include transsexuals in a bill (that, by the way, he already knows will never pass).    From Wordnik.com.  [Lisa Wade: Barney Frank Says It's "Unrealistic" to Expect Representation from our Representatives] Reference

Discussions were not as advanced as the business daily suggested and the valuation mentioned was "unrealistic", the source said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Only a year ago it might have seemed "unrealistic" or "utopian" to imagine a new bottom line and a society reconstructed on that basis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rabbi Michael Lerner: A Spiritual Guide for Economic Bailout] Reference

However crazy this might seem - or 'unrealistic', as cynics always call dreamers - Jung knew that people need Peter Pan's message, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Matousek: Life Lessons from Peter Pan] Reference

London wants Mugabe's regime suspended from the 54-nation body, but has acknowledged it would be "unrealistic" to expect such a decision.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Government spokesman Farid Niyazov described this as "unrealistic" but added that the mayor is a "problem person" who needs to be removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Central Asia, a new headache for U.S. policy] Reference