Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...addition to the improvements we expect within the Houses, we anticipate a healthier atmosphere outside them. Not living in the same physical structure is no obstacle to friendship, and we are sure that as relationships survive across Houses, strong inter-house networks will form, improving the overall campus dynamic. Universal keycard access would help these networks thrive while also ensuring students' safety...
...government official said he does not expect the journalists to receive a severe sentence...
...hiatus ? in which Microsoft and the government are meant to think about settling but probably won?t ? after which the two sides will present their visions of the company?s penance (could another billion-or-so charitable contribution be on the way?). That?s where it?ll get interesting; expect the feds and the states to call for an AT&T-style bustup of the Gates juggernaut, which despite its complaints hasn?t shown much wear and tear after a year-plus of this trial. And the boys from Redmond? "I wouldn?t expect them to be too hard...
...week, the militias seemed to be withdrawing, and on Sunday evening, amid boiling international pressure, Indonesian President B.J. Habibie agreed to allow U.N. peacekeepers into East Timor. A U.N. team had visited the town on Saturday and gave the world some inkling of what to expect: hundreds of thousands of refugees and a moonscape of devastation...
Last month Nelson and Mavericks owner Ross Perot Jr. jetted to Beijing to try to cajole the P.L.A. into letting Wang head west. It was a no go, though Nelson remains optimistic: "We didn't expect him to join us right away, but there is a strong possibility in the future." Wang seems eager. "I really enjoyed the game against the American Dream Team at the 1996 Olympics," he says (the U.S. won, 133-70). It's not only Wang's height that appeals to the NBA. U.S. basketball is already popular in China, and a Chinese player would boost...