The meeting went much better than expected, (reporting a personal observation)
, the meeting went much better than we expected.
The trip did not go as planned and I had a lot of problems, (avoiding being negative)
– it’s just that there were some problems.
The proposed site would be perfect for the company, (being persuasive)
/ the proposed site would be perfect for the company.
The project is going fairly well, (reporting from another source)
/ that the project is going fairly well.