Word: expectance
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...Whoever gets this case must rule for management, or else they'll never get another corporate case," he says. Others aren't convinced the outcome is so nefarious, though the system certainly does give particular judges more than their fair share of influence over bankruptcy case law. "You normally expect various decisions through various courts, which creates the opportunity for the development of the law," says Jeffrey Morris, a law professor at the University of Dayton. "But if you're in the same district all the time, decisions are made, and then you're stuck with them. It arguably limits...
...come to expect great things from Nintendo, which aims its handhelds at everyone, from young children to adults. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the release in Japan of Nintendo's Game Boy, which sold more than 118 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling gaming system in those days. By 2004, Game Boy had evolved into the DS (short for dual screen), a handheld hinged like a makeup compact, with two LCD displays and wi-fi so players could compete wirelessly. The top-selling handheld, it trounces Sony's PlayStation Portable. Rounding out Nintendo's clever lineup...
...scored similarly, which might lead you to conclude that fame doesn't turn people into narcissists - it just attracts them. The more a person's fame was the unintended by-product of a skill, like playing an instrument, the lower the score. Reality-show participants landed numbers you'd expect only from 2-year-olds and fascist dictators. (Watch Stein interview celebrities on the TIME 100 red carpet...
...passing would affect them little. Maria I. Paiva, a HUDS employee who lives in Somerville, said that while she sympathizes with the workers whose jobs are on the line, The Globe is not on her daily reading list. Workers at local newsstands and convenience stores said they would not expect a large impact on sales were The Globe to close. Radwan Kheireddine of C’est Bon Convenience said he expects any loss in business to be temporary. “In the beginning, we’ll hurt a little bit,” he said...
...hang out at home for a month, but others are not so lucky. Some students come from troubled homes; others are estranged from parents and relatives. And others have simply agreed with their families that going to college means leaving home for good. It’s unrealistic to expect all students in such circumstances to be able to come up with jobs and places to live for three weeks in the middle of January. Is there a provision in the new system to accommodate those who can’t? If so, will such students be required to list...