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Word: expectation (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Leisure? How antediluvian! But what do you expect from a couple of three-mealers...

Author: By Martha Ackmann, | Title: A Fourth Meal to Fuel More Work | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

Opening arguments in the case started Nov. 8, and lawyers expect arguments to continue into next week and possibly the week after Thanksgiving...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Journal Editor Sues Harvard, Citing Discrimination | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

...Missile treaty," says Meier. "They'll put their own issues on the table even before the West raises Chechnya." As if to underline the new bellicose mood in Moscow, a Russian nuclear submarine Wednesday test-fired two ballistic missiles - the third Russian missile test in a month. "We can expect a lot of bluster from Yeltsin," says Meier. "And even a dramatic gesture wouldn?t be surprising." That could be sparked by the presence of representatives of the besieged Chechen government. Unconfirmed reports suggest the OSCE may have invited members of President Aslan Mashkadov's government to discuss the Chechnya...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton to Wrestle an Angry Bear in Turkey | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

...bank representative will tell you, financial institutions have to cover the expense of setting up all these ATMs, and if consumers find the fees so unpalatable, they should probably just find a machine operated by their own bank. Many people agree. "I think it's amazing that anyone would expect to use another bank's ATM without paying a fee," says TIME finance writer Daniel Kadlec. And what about moments when you're trapped 60 miles southeast of Oshkosh and you can't find your own ATM machine? "These machines are an extraordinary convenience," says Kadlec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Please Take (Most of) Your Cash | 11/16/1999 | See Source »

...millennium show that every 33 years or so the Leonids spike a little as the comet passes by the sun and leaves a larger trail of icy bits. The last time it happened was 1966, when 145,000 shooting stars filled the sky each hour. This year astronomers expect between 1,500 and 20,000. The show can be seen from most anywhere, but will be best viewed from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe at about 2 a.m. GMT/9 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Leonids Are Kings — at Least This Year | 11/16/1999 | See Source »

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