Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...afternoon this year, it was back to normal: bragging was out, humility was in. This shortened time-frame explains why we care about the loss. By winning, the Yale team deprived us of a few more hours of the much-needed, post-game therapy that we have come to expect and enjoy. When the game ended, our right to gloat...
...Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than a typical action flick with the twist of modern day relevance. Keith D. DesRochers...
...menu, offering wines by the glass ranging from $5.50 for the house red to $12 for a glass of Roederer Estate Brut. Wines by the bottle straddle the spectrum equally, and the knowledgeable sommelier can offer both advice as to what to order and mini-lessons about what to expect from an unexpectedly zesty Zinfandel. Service is polished, efficient and extremely friendly...
...watching large men hurt each other on thefield yesterday didn't give you the gratificationyou expect from a weekend, maybe seeing four guysfrom Sacramento just play angry music will satisfyyou. Catch the Deftones before they headdown under for Vans Warped Tour '99 in Australia.7:30 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St.,Worchester, 800-477-6849. Tickets...
...proposing that we make all female heroines She-Ra-type characters or eliminate fashion shows, but I am advocating a change of mindset. We cannot expect the change to come only from men, so women must be pro-active. The stereotypes that prevail in the minds of many men will not fade until women call their bluff. This change will not come from the courts or Congress. Instead of bemoaning our situation, women must convince men that we are more than Barbies and that we abhor the Barbie treatment. And men must acknowledge the rueful truth: Barbie is just...