Word: expected
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson: Did you really expect that the Harvard police would allow the vice-consul to leave by the front door and confront a hostile group of protesters? Did you let the police suppose know that the blockaders were there only for symbolic purposes and not actually to blockade Kent-Brown...
...went pretty well, we were pretty psyched," bow seat Sarah Allums said. "We didn't know what to expect [racing Dartmouth's heavies], and it was great to win by such a big margin...
...championship distance," Manager Pat Petronelli was unconvincing in the next instant when he claimed that his man won them anyway. "Sugar Ray Leonard," the ex-champ said miserably, "of all people." To himself as much as anyone else, Leonard exulted, "I saw every punch coming," and no one should expect him to quit now. Maybe he will next try the light-heavyweight champion, his old friend Hearns. In a way, Leonard has beaten a heavyweight already. He knocked Mike Tyson clear off the stage...
...wasn't the numerous technical guffaws, the overly long acceptance speeches, all the celebrities taking themselves way too seriously, nor the fat women sandwiched into their designer dresses. All of these are standard Oscar fare, and this year's show accomplish with all the precision we've come to expect from the Academy...
...gambit is brilliant, for surely a robot would feel exactly what a human two-year-old feels as he sets forth on the exploration of his strange newfound world. Malkovich gives a wonderful performance where we do not expect one, and it makes the rest of the film problematic. On one hand, it grants the picture a distinction it would not otherwise enjoy. On the other hand, it is a continual reminder of just how routine the rest of the movie is. In effect, his performance, together with Seidelman's former success, creates an expectation of sustained comic brilliance that...