Word: expect
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...fault him at all," he said. "We can't expect him to bail us out all the time...
Whether or not our Harvard experiences have actually inflated or deflated our egos, all of us, quite legitimately, take a little bit of pride in our pedigree. Problems arise when we expect more from others because of our Harvard backgrounds...
Four years at Harvard makes it all too easy to expect the best from the institutions we join upon graduation. But by itself, the fact that we are from Harvard alone does not entitle us to anything. While it is true that we have much to be proud of, we have to be careful about how we may project this pride once we leave...
...dream need not disappear, as more and more Americans are realizing. Boomers can anticipate living 20 to 30 years after they retire, much longer than the meager eight years an American who retired in 1960 could expect. Many of the 76 million American boomers are more likely than their parents to consider retiring to a foreign land, because they have traveled more, have higher hopes for retirement and tend to be more active and adventuresome...
...That performance was just awesome," Schutte said. "It was very inspiring to see her make that throw. You wouldn't expect her to have even a good throw with an injury like that, but she had a great throw...