“Everybody has all these huge expectations of me, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to meet them.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It is — contrary to all our expectations — a certainty. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The expectation from my parents and my teachers alike was that college would be a given for me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It required the very barest amount of commitment or expectation. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That the space which these things occupied was itself an expectation. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In memory—and Briony later gave this matter some thought—she had no particular expectations as she placed her hand on the brass handle and turned it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the anxiety stemmed from a fear of failure or maybe even the perceived catastrophic consequences of not meeting my own expectations. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Thin and tired, hopeful, happy—and hungry, his remarkable face alight with expectation—the old warrier was returning from the wilderness. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear reader, I told you not to he fooled by high expectations. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

You can probably imagine that the constant press toward perfection might affect your relationships with others and the expectations you have of yourself. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She thought of her father, who had his own expectations for her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They had a short meeting, where Linton tried to set expectations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

What the California names data suggest is that an overwhelming number of parents use a name to signal their own expectations of how successful their children will be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

By executive order President Truman desegregated the military in 1948, raising expectations among black Americans that conditions would improve even more. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for not living up to your absurd expectations, Papa. Don’t you have anyone else to bother?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But each mode comes with a different set of expectations in how those notes will be used and arranged. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the release of Hamilton's plan produced a purchasing frenzy, as bankers and investors aware of the funding proposal bought up the securities in expectation of a tidy profit. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

First, however, they had to get over the high hurdle of low expectations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As cyclotrons around the world contributed to the list of known isotopes, rumors and expectations began to surface that the accelerator’s inventor might be in line for the Nobel Prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But their expectations become obvious when they are disappointed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

T. Arnold Hill spoke in support of the union, but cautioned that the Urban League’s expectation was that the union would not play favorites between the races. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In theory, a detective in Cincinnati could telegraph a few distinctive numbers to investigators in New York with the expectation that if a match existed, New York would find it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Clearly whatever was going on down there in the world of the very small was not governed by the laws that applied in the macro world where our expectations reside. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My full name is Cadence Sinclair Eastman, and contrary to the expectations of the beautiful family in which I was raised, I am an arsonist. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

If they failed to meet expectations, everyone in his class was penalized. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to learn to adjust your expectations to survive.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, expectations for Woolf’s career in the saddle preceded him into the world. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Mary Jackson, life was a long process of raising one’s expectations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“But all in all you’re to be congratulated, Alex. You not only lived up to our expectations. You way exceeded them.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When Danny greeted me, he confirmed I had far exceeded his expectations. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been lured into great, foolish expectations. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The boy sucked in his breath, squinting in expectation of the blow, his back pressing against the rough bricks until their edges dug into his flesh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I’m frequently in need of consolation, I often feel weak, and more often than not, I fail to meet expectations. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Once considered relentlessly positive, we seem to have substantially lowered our expectations. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I will never feel the pressure of peers or the burden of parental expectation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But it also exposed the incompatible expectations concerning America's future that animated these same statesmen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

To deepen the weight on my back was the disapproval of my teammates, who were less than forgiving when I lost a point or didn’t measure up to their expectations. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think my expectations were too high. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had great expectations then of becoming an engineer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is aware, without having to be told, that his father’s death has accelerated certain expectations, that by now his mother wants him settled. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is the end of the first stage of Pip’s expectations. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped from foot to foot as he waited, every drop of expectation he’d stored inside throughout the day coming out. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The nights are clear, but suffused with sloth and sullen expectation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You had to hand it to me, I thought: I had a knack for living up to the old man’s worst expectations. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of his letter is only about his dear Charlotte’s situation, and his expectation of a young olive-branch. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Against the odds and contrary to their expectation when they first walked through the doors at Langley, the women of West Computing had managed to turn their wartime service into lasting and meaningful careers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

An exciting house—a house that lived up to expectation! And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s basic psychology. You dress a beggar in fine clothes, people treat him like a noble, and he lives up to their expectations.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mark had no expectations there, had accepted, with a heavy heart, that his friend might be dead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There was old sex in the room and loneliness, and expectation, of something without a shape or name. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over we hear in voiceover or see in graphic display the “three principles,” which are maddeningly, even defiantly, nonparallel: “respect for the individual, exceeding customers’ expectations, strive for excellence.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nat thought back over the years—the shilling he’d invested in Tom Perry’s expectations—the hundred and thirty-five dollars he had risked in his first venture on the Henry. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this was the best, I needed to adjust my expectations. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Going to college was not an option for me; it was an expectation. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Professionals follow through on each commitment and organizational role in a way that exceeds the expectations of others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Many people had put off their visits in the expectation that the nation’s worsening economic crisis and pressure from Congress eventually would compel the railroads to reduce their Chicago fares. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And also because the vague suspicions — expectations, really — that I’d been forming all day, as Alice tried to transform me into a beauty queen, were so far wide of the mark. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So imperfect was this realisation of the first of my great expectations, that I looked in dismay at Mr. Wemmick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The weather threatened to dull the elaborate fireworks display that Frank Millet had planned as a further boost for the exposition’s attendance, which despite steady week-to-week increases still lagged behind expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Less than twenty-four hours before, I had been sleeping on the bathroom floor, so I didn’t have the highest of expectations, but it was moments like these that I had trained for. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so much drowning in the earth or the sea, but the feeling that he was sinking into too many expectations, literally getting in over his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And so, obediently but without expectation, she had untangled and rebraided her hair, wiped away the kohl that had smudged below her eyes, patted some Cuticura powder from a velvet puff onto her skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be there purely out of duty, with no expectation of finding a student. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were expectations here that hadn’t been in place down below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Plus Mom and Kay lee and Fiona and some of the track team are there, and I feel like people have really high expectations. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Helm read Psalm 9:18, “For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever,” he knew his duty was to serve them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The typical gun buyback program yields fewer than 1,000 guns—which translates into an expectation of less than one-tenth of one homicide per buyback. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If your mind had the rare talent of not being fooled by its own expectations, you might notice something else about them, something strange and wonderful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One day I awake to expectations and know I will not be allowed to live in my dreamland. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He exceeded all plausible expectations of landings, putting us just nine meters from the target. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the market fails to distribute some vital commodity, such as housing, to all who require it, the usual liberal-to- moderate expectation is that the government will step in and help. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The expectations for music in a minor key are a little different than for music in a major key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But both failed projects were also visionary projections linked to larger expectations. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Immersing herself in a third language, a third culture, had been her refuge— she approached French, unlike things American or Indian, without guilt, or misgiving, or expectation of any kind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The weak observe the rituals—take their hats off, put them on again, raise their arms, lower their arms, moan, intone, press their palms together—but no one harbors unreasonable expectations. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Best privateer that ever raked a Britisher with a broadside! You want to buy expectations from me?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a simple case of a change of expectation. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to live down to people’s expectations, Kate. If you can do that, you'll get much further in life. Now quit dallying and get inside before they come back.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There was, in all of the denizens of the town, an expectation of riot, famine, and sickness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was an air of expectation that touched everyone and everything, like the golden light of the westering sun. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

If you have grown up listening to a particular musical tradition, you will automatically have these expectations for a piece of music, even if you are not aware of having them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The journey to Cambridge was loaded with expectations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

A medevac flight was very rare, but expectations among patients would surely be raised. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Desdemona came into a physical knowledge of these women, shared their pains and sighs, their fear and protectiveness, their outrage, their expectation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I am hastening to let you know that the experiments on the production of high speed protons have been successful beyond our expectations,” Lawrence wrote to Dr. Frederick Gardner Cottrell on July 17. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Years later, a friend’s offhand mention that Bobby probably had every expectation of winning his first game against a chess master elicited a strident rebuke: “Of course not!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Barringer believed that the crater had been formed by a ten-million-ton meteor, heavily freighted with iron and nickel, and it was his confident expectation that he would make a fortune digging it out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Buddenbrooks had taken me into a different world, a different environment from the one I knew about, and the conflict between art and the expectations of the business world had touched me deeply. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can’t really worry about other people’s expectations,” he said. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Dimple felt a throb of resentment toward Rishi’s parents, for not realizing how unhappy they were making him with their unfair, unrealistic expectations. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t deserve anything. You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward. Now, off to your homework.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Most of the crowd had gathered in the center of the Square, their faces pictures of expectation and excitement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Heiress to the island, the fortune, and the expectations. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I think it's why refugee kids often develop low expectations for their lives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny, in turn, wanted nothing more than to meet his father’s often very high expectations, whatever they might be. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Seeing that I had finished my iced cocoa, he passed me his own glass with the unspoken expectation that I should drink the rest. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As happy as she was about this pregnancy, his expectation weighed on her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Bailey’s mood had lightened considerably, but he lived in a state of expectation and it made him more nervous than he was usually. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her quiet way, she had always supported me, alongside of or underneath Papa’s demands and expectations. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything he said was true about the Capitol’s expectations, my future with Peeta, even his last comment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Permian was to go to State, they would have to perform in ways that no one had ever imagined, rise to heights beyond even the expectations of the fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a terrific nurse: against odds and expectations, he nurses back to health a man who’d been terribly burnt in a gas explosion. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As a child, I had many friends who were girls, but somewhere along the way, new expectations had been enforced and I had been taught to keep my distance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We come next, to mere details of arrangement. You must know that, although I have used the term ‘expectations’ more than once, you are not endowed with expectations only. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But what if she always thinks of me as her weirdo pie-chart kid who doesn’t meet any of her expectations?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Kelly continued, “she’ll probably give you the part just to make the point. She’s always going on about how we’re not supposed to let people’s expectations limit our choices.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t take it anymore, their irritation with me, their expectation that I should just be meek and accept it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She needed to perform at a level that would satisfy her director’s high expectations—and her own. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The request had a response beyond all expectations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even though they don’t say it, I can feel all the expectation and weight surrounding us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

No doubt the soldiers planned to do us harm; I was numb with that expectation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t abide by laws or conventions or other people’s expectations either. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I left the Marriott with a good feeling and high expectations about our future. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I rummage through the drawer, looking for Year Seven / Jenna Fox, the year where I can watch a girl who was still a child and didn’t know about expectations. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When he gets through attendance, Mr. Griffiths talks about his goals and expectations for the year. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Your expectations are already way too high. I’m not that good. Not like you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We can’t have the same behavioral expectations for those with damaged genes as we do for those with pure genes, after all.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pursue things, to know things, but I could not match the means of knowing that came naturally to me with the expectations of professors. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Let me first see how he behaves,” said she; “it will then be early enough for expectation.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Taking his hand, I could sense an expectation of pleasure that matched my own. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“So the old expectation thing? Believe me, I totally understand.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I am pleased to say that they are surpassing all expectations. Three more studious and dedicated pupils would be difficult to imagine.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But such expectations were obviously too much for such a duplicitous character as Hamilton, who lacked “the Spirit to Maintain or the Magnanimity to retract” his own words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The speech both indicated our line of defense and disarmed the prosecution, which had prepared its entire case based on the expectation that I would be giving evidence denying responsibility for sabotage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Musically, Parsifal derives much of its seductive power from Wagner’s frequent disruption of the listener’s expectations. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She continued to study me behind glasses that seemed to make her eyes big and owlish and full of expectation. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He wears it like a costume, and I get the feeling Mr. Redfern also likes to use the low expectations of people to his advantage. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We have similar expectations for what counts as cleanliness in men and women alike. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After all, if a film does well, you make a sequel—if a class surpasses everyone’s expectations, you . . . . . . dismantle it! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

No one in her family, however, noticed the transformation in her, and she was not able to resist the power of their habitual expectations. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Women, on the other hand, had to wield their intellects like a scythe, hacking away against the stubborn underbrush of low expectations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He did not disagree with his aunty, though, because he was too choked with expectation, too busy imagining his new life away from the village. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But she felt, also, a frisson of expectation, an eagerness to discover America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Broadly speaking, the data tell us how parents see themselves—and, more significantly, what kind of expectations they have for their children. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There was no expectation that I would leave my life there in the interim. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For so long she had been wrong, wrong, wrong, making countless mistakes and never quite living up to her mama’s expectations. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The salmon lady well to the front, her face eager with expectation, a remark for every star that fell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The studies were different with the new school year, and the teachers' expectations of me were different. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was a wife and not a candidate, obviously, so perhaps the expectation was for me to provide more lightness, more fluff. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But Tiwanaku was so different in so many ways that ordinary expectations rarely apply to it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember that girl who was hitting me over die head with that shoe in that apartment in Rome, when we were both naked?” he asked with a look of cunning expectation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They had become an essential and energizing addiction, changing his expectations about the future and giving him the will to plan for it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She thanked Mother for her herbal advice but seemed oblivious to the expectation that she renounce doctors. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to set up any expectations. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Try as I might, I wasn’t able to smooth out my nerves or squish down my high expectations. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Jamison was aware that his usual audience, milling outside the property, observed him with undefined expectations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was not my expectation that anyone would ever be punished. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Others’ expectations of you are determined by their limitations of life. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to tell me anything about low expectations,” he said. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then she had performed unfalteringly under the twins’ perspicacious scrutiny and had confounded all their expectations. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d lived with other people’s expectations so long that they were almost embedded in every conversation we had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Which is to say I have to deal with all the sexist expectations, stereotypes, and assumptions that all girls face plus all the racist expectations, stereotypes, and assumptions about my blackness. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Because I was worrying about what everyone else was thinking about me, and I was trying to live up to everyone’s expectations.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There were so many expectations about how I was supposed to act, who I was supposed to be. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“There were so many expectations and I honestly wasn’t sure we were going to be able to live up to them and then we did.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I’m actually glad for that—at least at this particular moment—because there are no expectations, and not the slightest hint of awkwardness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Jiichan showed it to her with an air of incredible expectation. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I looked swiftly away, it seemed to me that his glance held some kind of unmet expectation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Good writing takes advantage of a reader’s expectations of where to go next. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Some of the men smiled at the expectation of release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher looked around the room, expectation on her face, I guess hoping that somebody would volunteer to take me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I managed to sneak beneath the wire of his expectations, but we worried about my brother, who was seen as the family's last hope. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The old family adage was a reminder of where he came from and the expectations that came with that. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

So on Maribel’s first day of school in the United States, Arturo and I woke up early, filled with impossible expectation, and roused Maribel, watching her push her hair off her face. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I know I don't want to feel as if I need people to meet my expectations as a mother, friend, boyfriend, or even brother. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s a school of thought,” I said, “that parents shouldn’t criticize children. They should encourage instead. You know, people rise to other people’s expectations. And when you criticize, it just means you’re expecting failure.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the moment, the joyful expectation of seeing my wife and children again after seven weeks over-whelmed all other feelings. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I get beyond the gate, we run toward each other, all three of us embracing, all hesitations and expectations forgotten. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have failed once again to fulfill the expectations of others, which have become my own. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a feeling of quiet expectation falls over the room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But my expectations were dashed as soon as I arrived to spot a group of healthy hockey players and several pallid debutantes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Kids fall away or get dropped from the program if they don’t meet academic expectations. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Could I really meet such high expectations from everyone? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I needed to learn to how to carry those expectations lightly—like a turtle carries its shell. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They may have different interval patterns between the "scale" notes, have different expectations for how each note of the raga is to be used, and may even use slightly different tunings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

My expectations of them went no farther than that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Master Cyclops, do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to our expectations. But you, Tyson—your name shall live among the Cyclopes for generations. And Miss Rachel Dare . ..” Rachel flinched when he said her name. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I just hope I can live up to expectations—everyone else’s and my own. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knew she was thinking about his expectation. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that his influence was not limitless, and if he made a move that failed to conform to journalistic expectations, the image that he had painstakingly cultivated could be ruined. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the tension of the elders—their expectation, which weighted like a thick blanket over the crowd—was the most perplexing of all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Father weren’t so patient, I’d have long ago given up hope of ever meeting my parents’ quite moderate expectations. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It is our earnest expectation that you will do all you can to help your son seize this opportunity. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was a ball of insecurity, I came from a long line of women with high expectations and high standards for other people. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Did I somehow miss the moment when that became an expectation? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But Ifemelu was full of sanguine expectations for The Small Redemptions of Lagos, with a dreamy photograph of an abandoned colonial house on its masthead. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he had no expectations—until he saw the beach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Examples, explanations, violated expectations, elaborations, sequences, causes, and effects are arcs of coherence that pinpoint how one statement follows from another. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I check in at the Comfort Inn in the firm expectation that this will be only for a night or two, before something, somewhere, opens up to me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sustained expectation of violence had exhausted me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he analyzed the value—or expectation—of a gamble, Pascal analyzed the value of accepting Christ as savior. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There is aboard this ship a spirit of expectation which delights the heart as it vivifies the senses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The composer's expert control over such feelings of expectation and arrival are one of the main sources of the listener's enjoyment of the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

By making the Natural History Museum an institution for everyone, Owen transformed our expectations of what museums are for. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But he had that look of eager, deserving expectation. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He reported that Lord Dunmore expresses none but the most sanguine expectations of our future success, though he admits that the setbacks of the late battle were great. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That is to say, I have been endeavouring to add this skill to my professional armoury so as to fulfil with confidence all Mr Farraday's expectations with respect to bantering. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to set realistic, if not conservative, expectations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the word food, all the ashen-faced men, women and children digging about me started inching toward where I was digging, their faces lit with expectation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The longer I looked, the more unbearable was the expectation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is making more than her police detective husband and has found herself tiptoeing around his ego and expectations. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

So, okay, her expectations were high for forty-two bucks a night, but blame Frances Hodgson Burnett. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I continued to watch without any particular expectation as she emerged, next, with our clothes and books. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His speed in designing and building the apparatus was more impressive than the results he obtained, which matched Swann’s expectations and therefore advanced science by a tiny increment, if at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As my mom rushed her to a hospital to have her finger sewn back on, my sister hardened her expectations for the world into a tight ball. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Its haunted rooms were up to expectation, and there was nothing else to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each one of them looked at Singer as though in expectation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the Alexandrines outdid even my rosy expectations of hospitality and courtesy. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“And I have a lot of money. I’m buying expectations.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along. Stick ’em on!” repeated Mrs. Corry, rubbing her hands with pleasant expectation. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I apologize if I unintentionally raised your expectations, but I’ve resolved never to marry.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were swept into another level of exposure and into the swift current of other people's expectations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her mother stared at her with eyes collapsed of expectation. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little later I felt hopeful and full of expectation again, though my tears were still flowing—on the inside. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

My early successes in life were, I knew, a product of the consistent love and high expectations with which I was surrounded as a child, both at home and at school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, I felt oppressed by the old man’s expectations. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a black didn’t perform up to expectations, it usually had to do not with ability but work habits. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My expectation was not realised, for, when he found that his appeal would not be successful, he got into quite a frantic condition. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was standing in gratitude, thankful for the ability to see past other people’s low expectations for me and fully embrace the future. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There had been hope and expectation, perhaps some anxiety, before each birth; they were natural feelings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those of us who had survived the trip, who had survived camp after camp after camp, shuffled into Gross-Rosen without fear or expectation. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Three double seasons in a row of bad weather had ruined all expectations and then came the day when the blossoms jumped out fat and creamy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Diagnosis not yet complete but results seem satisfactory and already exceed expectations. Dr. Groves pleased.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the face of each there was expectation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“With some money down,” I replied, for an uneasy remembrance shot across me of that symmetrical bundle of papers at home—“with some money down, and perhaps some anticipation of my expectations.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun no longer harbored any expectations of being granted a phone call from any of the guards he had seen thus far. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Ebright was dead serious, and he needed to tamp down expectations in Berkeley. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu rose, rubbing his big hands together briskly in expectation. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There is a constant expectation of some fatal event.... The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a horrible joke, but Doc Daneeka didn’t laugh until Yossarian came to him one mission later and pleaded again, without any real expectation of success, to be grounded. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I have grown accustomed to sensing expectation in others, or the lack of it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first she flinched, but there was an expectation in the creature’s eye, so she came forward again and opened her lips. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In early June, as Seabiscuit was being humiliated in a cheap stakes race in New Hampshire, Granville finally lived up to expectations by winning New York’s Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in the Triple Crown. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a noble outlook on life, especially if undertaken without the expectation of a return, investment or otherwise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If the children failed to meet expectations, what then? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Canceling the team would send a clear message about her expectations to players on all of her teams, and she didn’t want to appear to cave in. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Without any real expectation I reached underwater for the distillate pouch that was clipped to the round buoyancy chamber. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He lived in expectation of certain songs being performed as the faithful await the Messiah. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was tired of trying to live up to everyone else’s expectations. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But he was still a cop through and through, and the strict expectations he had at work for his officers were the same ones he had for his children at home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But already you have expectations, I see that in you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

So the critical questions are: “What disturbs us? What is dissonant? What seems anomalous? What is contrary to expectation?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“So what part of it isn’t living up to your expectations?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The correlation between expectation and delivery of desire could no doubt be quantified into some kind of mathematical formula. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I could mangle every single word of my Torah portion and I wouldn’t let down anybody’s expectations. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The sense of expectation grew as the first half came to a close. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, the humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you, slowly stealing a teaspoonful of your self-esteem each day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they headed into the ultimate showdown against Midland Lee, they were two opposites, one plunging so fast he could barely hold on anymore, the other soaring beyond all expectations. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But it certainly looks like he sits with a sense of expectation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The message from George Harrison, a prominent banker and member of the Interim Committee, read: “Operated on this morning. Diagnosis not yet complete but results seem satisfactory and already exceed expectations . . . Dr. Groves pleased.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And truth be told, I appreciated my father’s high expectations that I should shoot for being number one. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’d never understood this tendency of his—he knew only that he rarely lived up to expectation, and for this reason had clung so fiercely to his nickname. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was sensible even that night of the folly of my expectations—that notes on a page might restore her voice to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Contrary to all expectations, the code underlying our being is woefully inadequate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And not only are these expectations unrealistic, I rather doubt if they are even desirable. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Might as well let the boys meet,” Mr. Allen says a little too hopefully, as if he’s trying to hide his true expectations, but maybe I’m just being paranoid. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, accompanied by a K.B.I. agent, Mrs. Helm had explored every room at River Valley Farm, toured the house in the expectation that she might notice something awry or absent, and she had. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd forgotten that tremolo of expectation produced by a tiny forest of sprouts. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she felt from them neither hostility nor much interest, just a sense of expectation as they waited for her decision. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, like questions that need answers, many phrases leave the listener with a strong expectation of hearing the next, "answering," phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

—Do you feel that their expectations are too high? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But perhaps your accommodations—your cottage—your furniture—have disappointed your expectations? They are, in truth, scanty enough; but—” I interrupted— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This has been the pattern of his life: ludicrous dreams followed by hours and days and years of work and then a reality surpassing his wildest hopes and expectations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The first edition of 18,000 copies sold out in the first few months, exceeding expectations. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, listen, it’s just like you and Celia going out, right? No strings attached. Neither of us has any expectations. We’ll just hang out.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Some within the ANC had unrealistic expectations and were convinced that the campaign could topple the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we broke up, Hudson said my expectations are too huge and that I sometimes dream too far. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Disappointed in the expectation of a customer, she coolly acceded to my request. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I get up and walk, filled with restless expectation, though I know there is nothing to expect. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, I must return to my side of the mountain. See you in the morning, children! I have great expectations for you all!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Turning to her again, he said with keen expectation:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The young scientists’ expectation was that Swann would escort them around Europe, introducing them to his friends and acquaintances among the eminent figures of European science in a sort of belated and truncated Studienreise. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They would need to learn English and how to fill out job applications, and they would have to get used to the expectations of the American workplace. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This was the life Imogen described herself as wanting, free of ambition and expectations, with nobody to please and nobody to disappoint. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“A visit from a fairy broker is a significant event, and carries certain expectations. I’ll concede that the merriment borders on foolishness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I walked into dance class with Mia and ten other little girls, my expectations were high. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any way you want it,” he said ingratiatingly, and a surge of pleasant expectation grew in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others, fulfilled by their work, resisted the expectation that they should be reconverted back to the kitchen and the nursery. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But even to pose that question is to illustrate the gap between ancient perspectives and our own expectations of mass literacy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scruggs felt a palpable sense of expectation as family members waited in the hallowed hall, then wept openly to hear the names of their loved ones spoken aloud, honored in “America’s Church.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Life is easier when there are no expectations. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he is just trying to tamp down expectations, and everyone knows it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The entire American rowing team had arrived in Berlin with high hopes and expectations. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Romeo and Juliet didn’t play by the rules. People had expectations for them. Wanted them to act and be a certain way. But they refused.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The year 1938 had closed in a whirl of expectation and hope at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Every few moments one of them would glance at the door, eyes focused with keen expectation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You have excelled beyond my wildest expectations,” Goddard told him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He feels free of expectation, of responsibility, in willing exile from his own life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had given it to her years ago in expectation of her wedding night, saying, “I hope you fill this out someday.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I also had few expectations for my eleventh birthday later that month. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I had great expectations about how my life would go and then . Nicholas Nickleby! — you fell on hard times and were living in a real bleak house.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Many research workers canceled their accounts in expectation of being called up in the draft. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grasp Isabel's hand, and her eyes grow wide with expectation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in, fell a trifle short of the wearer’s expectation. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A perverse benefit of birth in the camp was a complete absence of expectations. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

To appreciate the power of epidemics, we have to abandon this expectation about proportionality. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have all motivated me to go above and beyond everyone’s expectations. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I had fulfilled his expectations. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There is a feeling of expectation in the air. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth was—as Mr. Richardson recognized—that an angry Asian man didn’t fit the public’s expectations, and was therefore unnerving. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt torn between living up to the expectations of her father and her fiancé, both important men in her life. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

There are expectations: to be better than Amber, to please Sophia, to satisfy the queen despite being her second choice, to make the kingdom fall in love with me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“She’s right. It’s just that most really good-looking people are stupid, so I exceed expectations.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But expectation and restlessness would not let him concentrate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t exactly sure how to manage the family’s expectations. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The two guys look at me; their hopeful invitation lands on me with the weight of expectations I can’t meet. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A World War II veteran who had served in Europe, McKissick, like so many other black soldiers, returned home with increased expectations for equality only to run headfirst into continued discrimination. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in many years, I’m unhooked from any obligation as a political spouse, unencumbered by other people’s expectations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was a minute or two before she became aware of the expectation. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He ran his finger down the grades... he had passed well in Transfiguration and Herbology, he had even exceeded expectations at Potions! Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I’d placed at state in all my events, and now Ted was expecting something from me, and that was sort of a scary place to be: in the scope of his expectation. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

That expectation seems unreasonable, yet the dilemma for racial justice advocates is a real one. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was my middle-class expectation, not his. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a strong expectation of his coming soon after the marriage, but it ended in nothing; and I have not heard him mentioned lately.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Then you should have brought in your filled-out packet, so I could see that. I was very clear with my expectations.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

For this reason alone—expectation of his refusal, and her own displeasure in advance—she had not invited him to dinner that night. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t dare have expectations, but I have hope. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He folded his hands together on the table and sat there, his expression serene, showing neither expectation nor resignation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being Goth wipes away any expectation of conventionality, so Molly finds she’s free to be weird in lots of ways at once. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Someone had to break the news that I was in big trouble, and that I’d broken every expectation that had ever been held for me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

To say that I had low expectations would be to underestimate the matter dramatically. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

When the court scheduled a hearing in October 1987 on pretrial motions in Walter's case, Chestnut and Boynton showed up with no expectation that any of their motions would be granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

You don't have to have any musical training at all to have these expectations; you only need to have grown up in a culture that listens to this kind of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Gogol and Moushumi agree that it’s better to give in to these expectations than to put up a fight. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess that’s my own fault for coming in with expectations. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And all the other waiters would hear, would bow to us, would smile, and we would pass into the lounge, a wave of excitement following us, a flutter of expectation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had to maximize my expectations for myself because no one else would, and I had to have the guts to pursue what I wanted even though it meant charting my own path. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My parents had high expectations about our professional future as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When Immie looked at her expectantly, she added: “Every day there’s time to actually see the sky, and to taste what I’m eating. There’s room to stretch out. No work, no expectations, no adults.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were no expectations on her anymore except to conquer the heck out of Insomnia Con. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alice and Nellie had written to their mother repeatedly while in Holmes’s custody and had given the letters to Holmes with the expectation that he would mail them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One other feature of the Clovis phenomenon fits our expectations for the first human presence south of the Canadian ice sheet. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The outrageous expectations and inflexible demands of the weekend are null on Thursday. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I gave them creative license, they surpassed my expectations. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And I think now that fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at Mary, and she felt more than ever like the new pupil at a school where they had high expectations of her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He moved back to the desk, intending to try the drawers, but with the heavy expectation of failure; and as he did so, he heard the faint crunch of tires on gravel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heiress to the island, the fortune, and the expectations. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Among Korean Air flight crews, the expectation on layovers used to be that the junior officers would attend to the captain to the point of making him dinner or purchasing him gifts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I have no expectations. Okay? None. Whatever’s in here, I’m not going to be judging. I just want to take it in.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was always polite, but his expectations for others in the organization were high, Ophelia told me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

This self-hate, she explained, does not affect just the young boys who find themselves getting in trouble and fulfilling the negative expectations of those in the community and beyond. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The silence that followed had a strange quality to it: expectation, eagerness, love, awe. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But both girls have expectations made higher by the trouble they’d had planning outfits for the escapade. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he felt that twinge of expectation in his stomach. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mott wrote to Stanton, urging her to keep her expectations low: “The convention will not be as large as it otherwise might be, owing to the busy time with the farmers, harvest, etc.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was worried: Dad’s expectations were so high, and Richard’s fear of disappointing him so intense, it seemed possible that Richard might not take the ACT at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Why will the sailor sell his expectation, when he would have more money if he didn’t?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man trembled with expectation as Joe leisurely smoothed the food with the back of his spoon. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You never rise. Lazy to get up. Lazy to rise to expectations.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The part is so difficult, there were times I thought, I’ve just asked too much of her. It’s an unfair expectation. And then this. You saw it. Stunning, just stunning.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“As long as you don’t have low expectations of yourself. You hear?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

A “COCONUT” is a mean name for someone who doesn’t meet expectations. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

We are all, at heart, gradualists, our expectations set by the steady passage of time. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was never a question in her mind or ours, in the expectations of her teachers and classmates, that she would go. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll have them write a journal entry describing what their expectations are of me and the class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like most immigrant parents, my mom and dad made it abundantly clear they had high expectations of their offspring. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Newspaper coverage about the parade exceeded Paul’s greatest expectations. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“This is all you need to know about Woman to Woman. It has our schedule for mentor-mentee outings, a handbook that goes over expectations, and lots of resources for you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When he stepped up, he looked into the audience and felt he could “read in every face the expectation of something strange to be done or to happen.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Based on the sixty cents a day he had earned at the pig farm, Shin’s expectation was that he’d be paid at least twice as much. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In both places, young men go through a daily struggle trying to navigate their way through deadly streets, poverty, and the twin legacies of exclusion and low expectations. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The launch of the carbon-14 project coincided with another round of anxious expectation about a Nobel Prize for Ernest Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Contrary to Mrs. Scatcherd’s expectations—or perhaps in response to her rebuke—we are a quiet lot, even the older boys. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But being afraid of mice is a gendered expectation in many people’s minds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Defy my parents’ expectations, even my better judgment for the perfection of Phil’s arms around me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The weight of their expectations threatened to crush me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was a different psychological environment, where my normal expectations were inverted, where leadership was honored and class clowns were ostracized. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I should know better by now than to have any expectations—she will never have the reaction I want. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We had that thrill of expectation in the blood which united us with the course of our days. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a giant umbrella concept meaning no more nor less than the fitting of a speech to the temper and expectations of its audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It is true that a lively fear of Russian intentions and capabilities had settled upon Washington, fueling the expectation that war with the Soviet Union was inevitable. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

For a long time the room was silent, full of expectation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She belonged to a world so well acquainted with fatal gunshots that she had certain expectations about how they ought to be endured. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But the talks, contrary' to expectation, were conducted with seriousness and good humor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And especially did this personal and human right bear hard upon me, for temperamentally I am inclined to satisfy the claims of my own ideals rather than the expectations of others. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are a number of ways to establish someone’s approximate survival expectations without actually asking. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was the three-time US national champion and the two-time World Champion, which meant people’s expectations of me in Glasgow were sky high. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It is not difficult to show this using a tool from probability theory called an expectation, which is a measure of how much we expect each envelope to be worth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The air felt charged with the expectation of what might come next. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He had been longing to come here all year, and had such great expectations”—clearly he had told her everything!—“and now it has ended like this.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The three faces turned to her, vivid with expectation. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be fair to give Jason false expectations. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There is no air in the City but there is breath, and every morning it races through him like laughing gas brightening his eyes, his talk, and his expectations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson" comes before us shouldering the burden of unreasonable expectations. The injustice done to Janet Jackson isn't only in the past – new film "Malfunction" also falls short 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

The label intones that the piece “highlights the absurdities of simulating a physical experience in a virtual environment” and that the parade of failure “undermines both our expectations of technology and its promise of progress.” Art Review: A Muse in the Machine: Click. Create. 2011-05-26T14:55:57Z

And how these expectations sap their confidence just when they need it most. Even after woman is gone, she remains her daughters’ guide

You bill "Looking" as the search for something real, and the show comes at a time when there is an expectation that gay life ends in marriage. Andrew Haigh's 'Looking' characters search for love 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z

On a more ambient level, the 1987 elimination of broadcasting’s Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to honor multiple political perspectives, forever altered our expectations about hearing both sides of a story. The Civility Wars 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

And Shalwitz’s penchant for shattering expectations has guaranteed a Woolly show as a ticket to challenging the status quo. He built a ragtag theater into an American trendsetter. Now Woolly Mammoth’s founder is retiring. 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

“Our expectations were set quite a bit lower than this. This is a phenomenal result,” Chris Aronson, 20th Century Fox’s head of domestic distribution, said in a statement. Box office: Moviegoers flock to 'Taken 3,' 'Selma' 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

And Williams told his team member he had not only executed what they had planned but had “exceeded” his expectations, adding, “job well done.” 'The Voice' recap: Was it really the 'best live show' ever? 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

The musical runs into trouble not for flouting the traditional expectations of romantic comedy. 'Dog and Pony's' grating personalities spoil the musical fun 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

It found the watershed was still an important factor in people's expectations, with many prepared to tolerate only moderate violence before 21:00. Hollyoaks is now 'most violent soap' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

In that way I get to play with what gender means and also with the readers’ expectations.  Talking with Naja Marie Aidt about her short story collection 'Baboon' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

While stout, that total fell nearly 30 percent below prerelease analyst expectations and was not enough to eclipse “Jurassic World Dominion” as the No. 1 multiplex draw. ‘Lightyear’ Opens at No. 2, as ‘Jurassic World’ Holds Strong 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

“I put a lot of negative expectations on that conversation that I wish I hadn’t,” Lovato said, resting her chin on her hand embellished with a lion head tattoo. How Honest Can Demi Lovato Be? 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

I freeze up, because I feel like the expectation is for me to be really funny. Larry David on Broadway Theater, ‘Seinfeld’ and Death Etiquette 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

She pointed to their adoption of the color pink, widely considered a childish hue in Japan, as one such way of repudiating those expectations. Chai, a Band With an Ethos, an Aesthetic and a Sound All Its Own 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

My expectations were shaped in part by the modest history of Asian-Americans in U.S. politics. Andrew Yang and the Political Narratives of Asian-Americans 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about Drake’s evolution and production choices, the ways in which he toys with the expectations of his listeners and the dance music subcultures he’s experimenting with. Drake Hits the Nightclub 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

Thank you Miss Maya for your resounding voice that encouraged so many to rise above the humiliation and the humdrum of low expectations with... In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

He admitted that if he were to cheat, and get caught, he would likely fall back on his sex-addiction label—but with little expectation of success. It’s not my fault, I’m a sex addict! 2012-10-08T20:30:00Z

As a film critic, I'm certainly not going to pull my punches if I think an artist didn't meet my qualitative expectations. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

In person, he comes off as friendly but guarded, and wary of the expectations put on an African-American writer who publishes a big book about race and freedom in the era of Black Lives Matter. Colson Whitehead on Slavery, Success and Writing the Novel That Really Scared Him 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

The Beatles, it turned out, could have a Las Vegas run without donning a single sequined tuxedo, and with their reputation for sidestepping expectations — even Lennon’s — intact. In Las Vegas, All You Need Is ‘Love’ and Eight Million Beatles Fans 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

Even just a visit to different area of this country can put your own expectations and those you put on other folks into clearer focus. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Christmas traditions and what you bring to the table 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

One of these shows, Denis Leary’s “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,” didn’t arrive with enormous expectations, so it hasn’t been met with the severe disappointment of the others. Searching for a great American rock show: Why is rock ‘n’ roll on TV so hard to get right? 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z

Overall attendance exceeded Brienza’s downsized expectations in a transition year, but audiences didn’t much attend the venues in Brookland, even with Dance Place as an anchor. A festival, a Fringe move and a firing mark D.C.’s theater year 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

I do think — back to the exchange you refer to — that if you’re mindful of this risk, and/or your expectations are modest, then by all means look. Carolyn Hax: Waiting vs. searching for new love

A year has gone by since life changed, and expectations shifted, for us all. What’s on TV This Week: The Oscars and a Greta Thunberg Documentary 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z

Since 1981, the foundation has recognized 965 fellows with only one stated expectation: that the acclaim and financial boost might help them continue to improve human society. MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winners step into the spotlight: ‘Is this really happening?’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

I do think it's the expectation today, that when you see someone on "Saturday Night Live" for instance, there's a track underneath sort of giving them a boost. Stephen Sondheim, Rob Marshall and Meryl Streep on 'Into the Woods' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

But the expectation that you’ll celebrate this pregnancy is a function of your professional relationship. My Colleague Had an Affair. Now She’s Having a Baby. Do I Have to Act Happy? 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Edson had never written a play before, and wrote “Wit” with no particular expectation that it would ever get staged. Arts & Leisure: Margaret Edson, Author of ?Wit,? Loves Teaching 2012-02-19T03:30:04Z

It drops you into a world that the director, who grew up in the area, knows firsthand: a suburban fringe of stasis, downward mobility and lowered expectations. | 'Putty Hill': Drugs, Death and Downward Mobility in Baltimore 2011-02-17T23:38:30Z

As its release approaches, Schur is aware that he faces higher expectations than most debut authors. Michael Schur’s Unending Quest to Be Perfect 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

I am confident my expectations were informed by television dramas and lame local news, not an understanding of food insecurity in urban America in 2019. Are food trucks the future? Fighting food insecurity and gentrification one stop at a time 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z

All bands have to understand the theatrics of what they do, and you have to succumb to it, because you're dealing with the perception and expectation of an audience. Manchester International Festival 2013 2013-05-24T14:08:00Z

She pushed, quietly and adamantly, against most expectations of pop in the 2010s. Review: Lana Del Rey Wonders ‘Is It the End of America?’ on Her New Album 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Asked recently about those expectations, Mrs. Dodge, 32, said, “To me marriage was experimental, even radical.” After the Guests Have Left 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

The call for censorship and the expectation that online intermediaries police the internet are becoming regular demands. Why should Amazon be our taste and decency policeman? 2012-06-26T09:56:24Z

The two-part finale marks the close of the first season of the U.S. version of "The X Factor," which has fallen short of the ratings and critical expectations set up by Cowell earlier this year. "X Factor" finalists back to roots with audition songs 2011-12-22T03:36:36Z

We must also adjust our societal expectations to be more empathetic to autistic individuals, wherever they experience intolerance or prejudice. WATCH: “When you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person” 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Though a majority of the most prominent women skaters in the world are white and Asian-American, a quick internet search does turn up images and videos of black skaters consistently defying expectations. ‘When I Skate It Just Feels Free’ 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

If the framing is insufficient for Tim, now may also be a good moment to point out that women not only seek out sex, but also have growing expectations about quality and pleasure. Is marriage really on the decline because of men's cheap access to sex? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

Lepore ends her own book in a reverie, not a revelation, vexing our stubborn narrative expectation. What is biography? Who can be trusted? asks Jill Lepore in 'Joe Gould's Teeth' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

With that decision comes demands — to fulfill an audience’s expectations and to meet his father’s benchmark — that Michael anticipated. Michael Gandolfini and the Riddle of Tony Soprano 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

An expectation for having familiarity with the work being adapted was always a point of contention for Rice, but she's not around to fight the system any longer. Reading Rice's journals, she likely would have hated "Mayfair Witches" 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

The characters, while they are constrained by customs and expectations that may seem old-fashioned to us, are modern to themselves. Review: In ‘The Guardians,’ Trouble on the Home Front in Wartime France 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

“Middle finger to my thumb and then I snap it,” she sings — a clever lyric in the way it thwarts expectation by moving from saucy to sweet. On Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions,’ Intimacy Is a Topic and an Aesthetic 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

We enter into the foreign country of marriage lugging our particular baggage: assumptions and emotional hard-wiring, expectations and longing. The Valentine’s Day we got it all wrong — and right 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z

She further plays with our expectations by taking milieus usually associated with violence and heavy drama — drug dealing, prison life — and making them the subjects of lightly satirical dramedy. Television Review: ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ a Nexflix Series 2013-07-10T20:13:07Z

“She’s a young girl just trying to meet the expectations of her mom like any young girl would, and she just goes through a journey of learning,” says Hernandez. Podcast ‘Live from Mount Olympus’ readies for new adventure 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

I’ve never felt trapped in my body, only in the expectations that the world puts on it. "Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story" 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

Visitors to Sacramento’s new technology-packed arena, which officially opened on Friday, will be free from the expectations typical in a museum or gallery, Mr. Koons said. An $8 Million Arena Sculpture to Usher In Civilization 3.0 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

The thing that I think about a lot is, "How do we just get this to be something that is an expectation?" "Voting is important but insufficient": Scott Warren on youth power in politics 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

In other words, he brings you into Dickinson’s world — interior, exterior — rather than tailoring it to your 21st-century expectations. Time Traveling at the Toronto Film Festival 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

"We are always trying to upend expectations to an extent but our point is to always reflect the world outside our window, and we are looking through a lot more windows right now," she said. Pow! Zap! Marvel Comics to present teenage, female Muslim superhero 2013-11-06T23:22:59Z

There are valid points to be made about the huge and often conflicting expectations our culture puts on women – and that we then in turn put on ourselves. Feminism didn’t lie to you about your fertility 2014-01-23T15:53:00Z

Despite these unorthodox ploys, he’s a smart guy who understands that “sometimes you confound expectations, sometimes you grow into the thing that people think you are.” Beware Strange Psychologists: The Latest in Crime Novels 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

For Jones, it was “fascinating playing a real person navigating the public and private, the patriarchal expectations of a woman in ’50s. Ruth Bader Ginsburg guided "On the Basis of Sex," say Armie Hammer and Felicity Jones 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

But there's something about Villanelle, which I think encompasses the appeal of "Killing Eve," which is she's a woman who doesn't hold herself up to society's expectations. For the "Killing Eve" final season, Eve is "embracing a more Villanelle side of herself" 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z

The short king embodies the dismantling of the height hierarchy and conventional expectations, his masculinity firmly grounded and personally defined. In praise of short men: will the rise of 'short kings' spell the fall of toxic masculinity? 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

In this view, Jesus, rather than ushering in the kingdom as one of their number — the expectation before the Crucifixion — would return to earth at any hour and set things to rights. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

This expectation is communicated in the adjectives typically used to describe a film's potency, among them: Chilling. No sweets for the sweet in new "Candyman," which neglects the legend's seductively scary legacy 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z

“This is going to be laborious, and I don’t think it’s going to meet many people’s expectations, frankly,” St. Pierre said. How easy is it to go grow your own pot? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Both McIntyre and Bindeman noted the additional societal expectations that are heaped on men: to return to work as the primary breadwinner and, once back in the office, to act as though everything is normal. Beyond Mom: Postpartum depression can impact a partner’s well-being, too 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

Billie not only acknowledges that body hair exists, she explained, but also endorses the belief that shaving is a choice, not an expectation. Can Unsexy Beauty Be Sexy? 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

It’s been more successful in terms of peoples’ expectations.” Cabernet Franc and the Finger Lakes: Made for Each Other 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Her first album, “Pure Heroine” in 2013, was full of adolescent struggles to define oneself within and against social expectations and pop culture. 22 Musicals, Plays, Concerts, Dances and Festivals You Can’t Miss This Spring 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

I really believe my films are going to be successful, that I'm making The Blair Witch Project – something that will transcend expectations and resonate with people. "I didn't set out to be 'the indie guy'" 2011-01-09T00:16:00Z

The truth is that parents’ expectations for this age group are sometimes very out of line with the reality of what kids are experiencing and encountering. Science or sex: Which does the right hate more? 2012-06-24T00:00:00Z

He's also aware of how many Joe Napers are out there – entitled white men chafing against the limits and expectations of the lovely 'burbs where they live comfortably and fit in seamlessly. Bob Odenkirk scores with "Lucky Hank," a frustrated guy who shares DNA with his "Saul" conman 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z

In her career, as in her plots, she is working to defy expectations. Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Make You Laugh So Hard It Hurts 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

The film's distributor Paramount said the takings equalled expectations. Johansson beats Johnson at US cinemas 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Dates bring heavy expectation – women my age want to meet “the one”. Experience: I regularly smash things in a rage room 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Are they willing to agree to your reasonable expectations — that they respect your wife? Ask Amy: Husband struggles to navigate tricky family dynamic 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Like nocturnal doubts, they don't seem to expect an answer, and are offered up to the void more in hope than expectation – and that hope soon dissolves. Fischli and Weiss: the art of humour 2012-06-05T12:03:00Z

Della, in her deep need to shake off the expectations of family and society, is a fascinating character, and should resonate far more than she does. A Minister’s Troubled Son Takes Center Stage in Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Jack’ 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z

“Long Bright River” — a book that has garnered much pre-publication buzz — nervously twists, turns and subverts readers’ expectations till its very last pages. Review | ‘Long Bright River’ is that wonderful thriller that subverts your expectations till the very last page 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

“He upended all expectations between the mind, mouth, memory and the senses,” Littman recalled. | At an Exhibition From the Master of El Bulli, Food Becomes Art 2014-01-27T21:03:55Z

There was no pressure to create, no expectation to please someone. Lupe Fiasco: Album 'was destroying me' 2011-03-02T04:08:47Z

But it’s the willingness to defy expectations and experiment that makes “Louie” special. The TV Watch: Louis C.K. Returns With His Brand of Dark Comedy 2014-05-04T21:45:12Z

The strong summer run began in earnest with "Jurassic World," which shattered expectations and set records with its $208.8-million domestic opening. Hollywood is on track for a record year, some analysts say 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Abraham Morgentaler, the director of Men’s Health Boston and author of the book “The Viagra Myth,” said he was startled by the expectations that people initially poured into one little pill. Cultural Studies: Viagra: The Thrill That Was 2011-06-03T20:20:32Z

While the large-scale exhibition of Matisse's later work did "slightly exceed expectations", this summer's Kenneth Clark - Looking for Civilisation show "did not quite get as many visitors as we hoped", Sir Nicholas admitted. Matisse show Tate's biggest success 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

The Gaddafi family is in danger of failing to live up to our expectations of dictator chic. Gaddafi, the great-taste dictator of interior design 2011-08-25T17:03:47Z

When I heard about “High Maintenance,” a Web series about a pot dealer in New York City, my expectations were calibrated low. Emily Nussbaum: “High Maintenance,” “My Mad Fat Diary” Reviews 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

It’s essential to appreciate, however, that there was no pre-existing expectation of an atoning messianic human sacrifice in the complex Judaism of the first century. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Ms. Falcone described the effort as an experiment with the expectation of a limited run. ArtsBeat: For Spring for Music, an End in Sight 2012-09-20T21:01:07Z

The rest of the book follows that sad/funny template as she considers the expectations of modern womanhood and Blackness. Review | Phoebe Robinson’s new essay collection is a sharp, sweet-salty pleasure 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

“I know the phrase was meant to say, ‘Oh, many things are possible for you,’ but it also raises expectations — and negative ones, in my opinion. Books Of Style: Annabelle Gurwitch’s New Book Asks Questions About Aging 2014-03-21T21:06:42Z

For now we’re grateful he’s here, and also hanging in a weird state of relief and nervous expectation. With 10 Seattle shows , does Chappelle have a third act in him? | Comedy preview 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

When I first assumed the CEO role, I really felt that the strategy we were pursuing didn’t live up to the promise and expectations of the National Geographic brand. National Geographic goes Hollywood! (In its own sort of way.) 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

"He is making work that is personal to counteract the expectation of a black artist speaking for all black artists," she said. Solo Chicago show for artist Rashid Johnson 2012-04-16T17:10:17Z

Among Asian-Americans on Twitter, the excitement over “Always Be My Maybe” felt like the intense expectation that gathers before prom night. What “Always Be My Maybe” Gets About Making an Asian-American Rom-Com 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Similarly, being creative involves “thinking outside the box”, deviating from expectations. Are you an evil genius? How dishonesty can make you more creative 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

But the New York Times' Charles Isherwood, who admitted he was not enthusiastic about the prospect of yet another Disney show on Broadway, said the show defied his dour expectations. Disney's 'Aladdin' unleashes a genie on Broadway 2014-03-21T18:58:12Z

So with my expectations very low, I came out of the two-hour Rolling Stones marathon impressed. 'American Idol' Was Only Rock 'n' Roll But I Liked It 2010-03-17T17:10:00Z

What they rarely contain is any element of surprise, a moment of interpretative insight perhaps, or a hint of eccentricity, anything to confound expectations. Leif Ove Andsnes ? review 2011-07-07T17:15:00Z

“Girls,” which began in 2012 and ended in 2017, is arguably a series made in the spirit of the first period that often ran afoul of the expectations of the second one. How TV Went From David Brent to Ted Lasso 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

Due to the reduction in capacity on some digital TV platforms, the review found the Red Button "may struggle to meet audience expectations of providing extended events coverage on those platforms". Mixed review for BBC Online services 2013-05-20T16:54:10Z

March out the prix-fixe menus, the Hallmark cards and the heightened expectations of those who are young and in love and anxious for a diamond-studded proposal. Valentine’s Day? How about we just don’t. 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

The city is forced “to change its aspect to answer expectations of the cruise companies,” she says, in what is a form of “cultural appropriation”. Is the cruise industry finally out of its depth? 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

When Chastain appeared on Broadway in “The Heiress,” an adaptation of the Henry James novella “Washington Square,” the expectations felt crushing. Jessica Chastain Returns to the Stage With Nothing to Prove 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

About 45 percent of ticket buyers were new to the arts center, Rutter said, a figure beyond expectations and of significant value in an industry desperately trying to reach new people. The cost of ‘Hamilton’? Kennedy Center paid more than $50 million. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Its financial success wildly exceeded the expectations of its creators, who had been inspired by the profitability of the 1975 blockbuster film "Jaws," the first movie to earn US$100 million at the box office. Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II spawned America’s shark obsession 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z

Not even getting good at it — it’s just the expectation, so that’s what your instincts end up honing. Anna Torv of ‘Mindhunter’ on Playing It Cool, if Not Straight 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Our expectations of these films become part of the show somehow. ‘Colossal’ director on his lifelong fascination with creature features 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Can anyone really enjoy music so far from normal musical expectations? Joanna Newsom ? easy to appreciate, hard to enjoy 2010-07-29T20:33:00Z

Standing at the intersection of free speech, artistic appropriation and copyright law, “Superstar” exemplified how the VHS tape created what the film scholar Lucas Hilderbrand calls “new modes and expectations of access.” VHS Film Retrospective at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-06-28T14:00:00Z

"They are direct, unaffected and react to phenomena combined with intention, not to the expectations of the future, or the past, or societal considerations or aesthetics — as so often do we humans." White River Valley Museum celebrates pets and their humans 2012-04-03T02:59:01Z

And while the premise works to dispel widely held notions of what it means to be a stoner, the script defies expectations in other ways. Budding Success 'High Maintenance' Is About More Than Drugs 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

That led to outsize sales expectations for Teenage Fanclub and, inevitably, to commercial disappointment. Scottish Rockers Face Middle Age at Ease With a Past of Near Misses 2010-09-29T23:00:00Z

With Lost, Lindelhof learned the harsh lesson that when fan expectations soar high, there's a long way to fall. Prometheus: the making of a new myth 2012-05-25T23:01:00Z

All societies face a “revolution of rising expectations” as they get richer, he notes, but for autocratic governments like China’s, these pose an existential threat. Chronicle of a death foretold 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

When a neighbor or friend taps you for housesitting duties, first have an honest discussion about the responsibilities and their expectations. Four questions to ask before you agree to housesit 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Once you’ve hit a certain age, you have to lower your expectations. 12 insanely bad pieces of sex and relationship advice 2014-02-10T23:57:00Z

What you shouldn’t do is attach any particular expectation to how they might react, or necessarily expect them to behave differently. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband’s death brings grief and disappointment 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

She’s had to revise her athletic expectations; before, her plan for old age was a marathon every five years and triathlons in between. She made a career out of studying the brain. Then hers veered off course. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

This has all the requisite schoolgirl drama beats, from ditching the BFF to disappointing first love, but quirkily rendered at a smart pace while Lady Bird’s energy and ambitions exceed everyone’s low expectations of her. 'When you grow up your heart dies': how the coming-of-age film got smart 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

Ms. Liscio, 71, was reared with the expectation that, as a single woman, she would stay at home to care for her aging parents and four younger siblings. They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

True to Social Q’s standards, I advise him gladly and without expectation. My Son Died. How Can I Be Expected to Move On? 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

If the goal is simply to share whatever XXXTentacion left behind, releasing his raw files would be more effective, and come with lower expectations. XXXTentacion Left Splinters Amid the Wreckage on ‘Skins’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

“I just had a fun night with a complete stranger. It exceeded my expectations ... ’cause I had none.” Date Lab: She had no expectations and was delighted that he didn’t either 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

"Our creative focus is on respecting the legacy and the heritage of the original and giving it a little creative scrub-up and technological sparkle to match the viewing expectations of a new generation." Teletubbies return with new episodes 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Otherwise, it is a smart move to thwart expectations — unpredictability is, after all, a prized artistic commodity. Art in Review: Oscar Murillo: ‘A Mercantile Novel’ 2014-05-09T01:31:09Z

Though I wouldn't label any of these revivals "travesties," none lived up to expectations or exhilarated me as intensely as my own periodic confrontations with the text as a solitary reader. With age, the wisdom of staging 'Lear' becomes less clear 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

Both studios said they were happy with the openings, which exceeded modest expectations, even if the movies are not destined for box office greatness. Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office 2010-09-06T16:45:00Z

I felt I could step into it clean and not have any real pressure or expectations.” Michael B. Jordan Gives Millennials Their ‘Rocky’ With ‘Creed’ 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Guilt-ridden, he is urged by his uncle to write a letter of apology, with no expectations of reward. The First English Translation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Favorite Childhood Book 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

So has the crowd, which let its collective expectations be known when Sumner introduced a new song, “Singularity.” New Order closes its U.S. tour at the Greek, celebrates Joy Division 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

The tricky thing, he said, is balancing people’s expectations of what a diner is with the revamped version, and appealing to all crowds. Two Eggs With a Side of Avocado Toast and Instagram Fodder 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

Testers were asked to consider how easy it was to find ingredients and to cook the recipes exactly as written, assessing whether the recipes not only worked but lived up to their expectations as well. The Best Cookbooks of 2021 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Here he uses race and representation to push audience expectations to the limit. This week's new exhibitions 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

“The response, which is far beyond our expectations, once again shows that there is a very diverse moviegoing audience.” Older Faces on Screen Draw an Overlooked Crowd 2012-05-23T22:52:18Z

The prequel to last year's hit "The Conjuring" opened to $37.1 million at the domestic box office, easily exceeding expectations. New Line conjures bigger contribution to Warner Bros.' bottom line 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

I arrived to dating with no expectation of being treated well. Driving the Stake Through Emotional Vampires 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

If he’s brought some of those beefs into the audition room along with his well-thumbed script, what follows confirms his expectations. Review: In ‘American Moor,’ an Insider’s Guide to ‘Othello’ 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

We’ve long been told that playing sports builds character; perhaps we’re honing in on precisely how it molds our minds, and shapes our expectations. Has Title IX changed women’s lives? 2014-01-09T14:00:00Z

“I think the expectation was that if you build it, they will come,” said McLellan, who served as a juror for Artisphere’s first-year exhibitions. Artisphere: ‘Doomed from the start’ 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

Perhaps no show is made with a more careful eye on fan expectations, up to and including the consistent casting of “fan favorites” from the largely, though not entirely, white dating pool. 'The Bachelorette' Isn't Getting Any More Diverse 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

At that time, the earliest a premature baby could be born with some expectation of survival was twenty-four weeks. Julius: The Story of a Premature Birth 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Like every dog hero, Wizard and Cassius surpass the ordinary expectations of dogs as chattel or faithful, trusted servants. The Gimlet Eye: Heroes Welcome 2010-10-06T21:29:00Z

As “Creatures” unfolds, Van Meter subverts narrative expectations by making long and frequent digressions away from the compelling present, pre-wedding story line, to reveal either the past or future. Off the Coast of Los Angeles, a Father and Daughter Fight to Survive 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

Maybe what Denis and Pattinson most have in common is a desire to be unconstrained by prescribed contexts: genres, attitudes, expectations. For Denis and Pattinson, a cosmic connection in ‘High Life’ 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

A match to the vase — offered separately because it suffered a break that considerably reduced its potential value — sold for $4.12 million, two and a half times the highest expectations. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z

On European low-cost carriers, however, it is best to board flights with low expectations. Sizing Up the Bargain Potential of One-Way Airfares 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

But throughout “Pretty in Pink,” characters dismantle the expectations and perceptions associated with class. Why “Pretty in Pink” endures: John Hughes’ classic is more than just another teen movie 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

With my expectations adjusted, I noticed the comfortable space between the sites, which were surrounded by shrubby buttonwood trees, bay bean vines and lantana. The Florida Keys by Camper Van, With Baby 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

“My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean?” Billy Porter Won the Oscars Red Carpet Before It Even Began 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

"I hope I can always live up to the expectations of me it would break my heart not to. I'm very humble and that's because of my love to God and the blessings." When Dolly Parton's critics said she looked "cheap," she doubled-down to look like "the town tramp" 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

He was born into, if not quite greatness, then the heavy expectation that he would achieve it. In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett – review 2012-12-12T08:00:01Z

Perhaps intentional, perhaps coincidental, but it does seem that "The Walking Dead" writers are enjoying playing with our expectations of the residents of Alexandria. 'The Walking Dead' recap: Rick wears the scarlet letter 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

They appreciate it, Morris said, as do the guests who build their expectations based on what they see online; like everything else in the restaurant industry, consistency is key. Restaurants, stop using stock photos! 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z

Which gets at the expectation heaped on black female artists and what they are expected to do or not to do. Kara Walker on the bit of sugar sphinx she saved, video she's making 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

“I have indulged expectation,” Johnson admits he very quickly learned, “which neither reason nor experience can justify.” Review | What’s a dictionary’s job? To tell us how to use words or to show us how we’re using them? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Dr. Lewis was known for his deft touch at bringing out the best in his singers without belitting them if they fell short of his expectations. J. Reilly Lewis, organist, choral director and Bach authority, dies at 71 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Braniff: The call for better intelligence is understandable but may set unrealistic expectations for the capacity of intelligence to predict the future and may also discount the intelligence successes since 9/11. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z

Which isn’t to say that her age in the role is never a distraction, depending on what your expectations are for swoony historical epics. Review: Helen Mirren Wears the Crown (This Time, Russia’s) 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

“I thought, maybe this isn’t going to work. She was amazing but had a lot of work ahead of her. I knew things could get complicated. I’d have to keep my expectations in check.” Worthy of a Romance Novel, With a Touch of Mystery 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

True to expectations, “Fifty Shades of Grey” wooed its way to the top of the Friday box office ahead of Valentine’s Day. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trumps 'Kingsman' at Friday box office 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

But those looking for a gritty documentary will be coming to the movie with the wrong expectations. Break down of ‘Chi-Raq’ trailer: locations, stars and plot 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

So I had the privilege of reading all 12 stories in Roupenian’s debut, “You Know You Want This,” largely unaware of the singular life of “Cat Person,” and free from preconceived notions or expectations. If You Thought ‘Cat Person’ Was Dark, Wait Until You Read the Rest of the Book 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Like many in the field, he believes meeting expectations is a key factor. Frugal Traveler Blog: Travel Lessons From the World of Academia 2011-12-06T17:58:02Z

For the War on Drugs, those expectations were compounded by memories of making “Lost in the Dream.” The War on Drugs Is Still Playing Rock the Old-Fashioned Way 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

That isn't really in keeping with my expectations for this film but, fine, maybe it's just a one-off. Why Don't You Play in Hell? trailer – aka Jiro Dreams of Bloodshed 2013-04-30T11:26:32Z

It was easily the best stateside debut weekend of any movie this year as it breezily outperformed expectations and brought the domestic box office a much-needed boost. ‘Captain Marvel’ Has the Year’s Best Opening Weekend at the Box Office 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

Maybe sloppies didn't always have a kinship to barbecue, but modern generations have been raised with the expectation of that Manwich kick of sweetness. Why bother with burgers when you can have sloppy joe sliders? 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

Runaway expectations are no doubt part of the problem. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

The inventive — and enervating — quality of McGregor’s novel derives not only from its refusal to bend to conventional thriller expectations, but also from its form. What happens to a tranquil British town when a 13-year-old girl goes missing 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Welcome to our annual exercise in unrealistic expectations. The Harley Quinn twisted Valentine's special brings the raunch and romance to our Hallmark holiday 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z

"If everything goes our way and we qualify ... that would be great, but the most important thing is to participate and prepare for this, an expectation to grow," she said. Dancers aim to qualify for Argentina's World Tango Championship 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Instead she seems engaged in a kind of passive resistance, defying all expectations of women who enter the realm of rock genius. The Sublime Spectacle of Yoko Ono Disrupting the Beatles 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

What we need, isn't for them to conform to expectations, we need support from those who "proclaim" themselves as supporters to promote their art more effectively. 2009-12-10T17:54:00Z

In its understated, contemporary hyper-realism, “The Gabriels” feels as revolutionary in a way as van Hove’s minimalist “View From the Bridge” was, in its attempt to upend expectations for 1950s naturalism. The Kennedy Center sets an inviting table for ‘The Gabriels’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

The men are required, by the times and the expectations of those around them, to hide their love. The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

Yes, against all conventional expectations, we now have vaccines sooner than almost anyone imagined — and Abutaleb and Paletta write that the Trump administration, with its fixation on silver bullets, can take some credit for that. Reliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z

Set expectations and rules for kids, and strictly enforce them. New guidelines say kids should start swim lessons around age 1. Here’s what to look for. 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z

Prince delights in defying expectations while Springsteen fulfills them with plenty of gusto and little imagination. Be still, the unseemly beating of Madonna’s “Rebel Heart” 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

The rapid success of the civil rights movement on certain issues and the explosive spread of hip images and rock and roll, I created a set of expectations regarding timing that were not realistic. What can we learn from 1967’s Summer of Love to help us through our current political nightmare? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z

“It surpassed any of my expectations,” he said. Is This the Breakout Star of Virtual Fitness? 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

“Couples therapy goes in parallel to the cultural changes and the expectations in a culture,” says Perel. Esther Perel: 'Fix the sex and your relationship will transform' 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z

They didn’t see themselves as pioneers, crossing borders of race, income and expectations. Can the arts save Baltimore? 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

It’s this lack of support that the collective is aiming to confront — both by offering counsel and mentorship, and by codifying expectations for institutions. Women Fighting Sexism in Jazz Have a Voice. And Now, a Code of Conduct. 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

The delay has only heightened the film's enigmatic allure, and expectations are high. Cannes turns to big stars, edgy auteurs 2011-05-08T23:02:44Z

It’s a jazz musician’s birthright to confuse your expectations. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-14T23:38:13Z

When it comes to a president’s young son or daughter the expectations are clearer: The best rule of thumb is to say nothing at all — or risk the consequences. Being a child actor has always been tough. Social media makes it so much worse. 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

I was delighted to find that, contrary to expectations, many of the confident farters that I heard from were women. Farting in love 2013-03-23T22:00:00Z

Talk about what you need to bring, whether you want to coordinate your decor and what the expectations are for how your room will be used. 10 ways to feel at home in your dorm room

“In doing so it will help them better manage both their own and their patients’ expectations.” Painkillers such as aspirin 'do more harm than good' for chronic pain 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

Developing hyped-up expectations for future events can help people manage their stress. ‘Hot Vax Summer’ is coming. Can it possibly live up to the hype? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

“Part of that expectation is that they always have to be writing about race, for example, or they always have to be writing about some type of Black trauma or Black mourning.” A Black Theater Flourished in New York. 200 Years Ago. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

Ray realizes that the owners are aware of widespread need among the athletes and are digging in their heels with the expectation that the resolve of the Players Association will falter. “High Flying Bird,” Reviewed: Steven Soderbergh’s Boldly Creative Look at the Politics of Sports 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

So I actually didn't have any expectations for what it would be like to professionalize as a writer. Maggie Smith on her memoir's unanswerable questions and feeling ambivalent about "Good Bones" 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z

For the first time, they honestly discussed Chris’s understanding of Wes, of how, in Chris’s hopes and expectations, he had fallen in love – “filled in the dots with his own lines”, as Elizabeth put it. Sex in Silicon Valley: are millennials better at free love? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

In many ways, the book is a mirror of Mr. Clinton’s presidency: lack of discipline leading to squandered opportunities; high expectations, undermined by self-indulgence and scattered concentration. 38 Years on Books: The Essential Michiko Kakutani Reader 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

But to keep him and our expectations in check, he needs stronger direction than he gets from first time feature director Aaron Schneider. 'Get Low' Review: Robert Duvall Raises the Bar 2010-07-30T21:00:00Z

“Given the year of disappointments, I think we’ve all adjusted our expectations,” she said. With CDC saying it’s safe for those vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel again, eager Seattleites weigh the pros and cons 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z

“Community colleges don’t set that level of expectation,” he added. A Fast, Frugal Track to a Cook’s Career? Community College. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

The record surpassed even the most optimistic expectations for the film, the first "Jurassic Park" movie since 2001. 'Jurassic World' debut puts big bite in box-office record, tops 'Avengers' 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Danny Tanner's approach to fatherhood, by contrast, demonstrated perhaps the fullest realization of these changing expectations. What made Bob Saget’s Danny Tanner so different from other sitcom dads 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Grey bodied, padlocked lids – this is where 10,000 eggs live, suspended in time beneath shelves of ring binders, a weight of expectation and the hum of a strip light. We need to talk about egg freezing 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

Her high-achieving host family, with their fake intimacy and unrealistic expectations of Lou's assimilation into their preppy culture, understand her no better than her own family, who ridicule her for loving books. Fiction for teenagers ? reviews 2011-07-21T10:40:28Z

Mr. Biden recently told the Nota Bene podcast that he had no role in determining the prices and no financial expectations, saltily dismissing critics. A Gallery Sells Hunter Bidens. The White House Says It Won’t Know Who’s Buying. 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Layering on motives or value judgments or expectations only complicates what is simple. We’ve only just begun, and he says he wants to be a carpenter. 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

It was a typically slow Labor Day weekend, ending a summer that failed to live up to Hollywood's expectations. Horror possesses box office in quiet end to summer 2012-09-03T18:48:30Z

That acclaim skews expectations above the actual reach of this genial but less-than-dazzling affair. Tony winner ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ is good but not a killer 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

If language is a kind of performance, can musicians renegotiate the expectations placed upon them as performers by upsetting their own musical linguistics? 15 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

At the beginning of a meeting, ensure everyone is on the same page about expectations. Most workers hate meetings. Here’s how to make sure yours are productive. 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

I naively entered graduate school the same way I entered Dr. Hurwitz’s office, with overwhelmingly positive expectations. You only hate grad school because you think you’re supposed to 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z

The question was whether the current state of the economy is serious but temporary, or whether it represents a permanent change in the ambitions and expectations of American companies. Critic’s Notebook: U.S. Opera Companies, Notably in Seattle, Face Money Trouble 2012-08-08T22:30:39Z

But wouldn't it be wonderful if an artist who had spent so many years re-inventing his own visual image, helped us to re-invent our expectations of what album covers could be in a digital era? Why David Bowie's new album cover is a masterstroke 2013-01-09T12:39:13Z

Mr. Simons, Dior’s new artistic director, arrives in an atmosphere of nervous expectation, with just eight weeks to produce a couture collection to be shown at Paris Fashion Week. Review: ‘Dior and I,’ a Documentary That Peers Into a Storied Fashion House 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

It also lives on Cinemax, where its nine-episode season is currently airing Fridays at 10 p.m., and that infers the expectation of skin and sex. How Cinemax's "Jett" does nudity — and plenty of it — right 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

He ended up really knocking it out of the park, and doing things that went beyond our expectations. "It's Kind of a Funny Story": Zach Galifianakis' dramatic breakthrough 2010-10-09T14:20:00Z

The couple also wanted to upend people’s expectations of a taqueria, a ubiquitous format in Austin. Iranian and Mexican Rice Pudding Meet at Nixta Taqueria in Austin 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Maybe her true art isn’t singing, or appearing impenetrable, but rather playing with public expectations. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna’s Album ‘Unapologetic’ Makes Most of Her Talent 2012-11-20T18:20:20Z

We went with an open mind and an expectation that we would be captivated by beauty and a completely different culture and shocked or even traumatized by traffic, noise, smells and a completely different culture. Letters: Letters to the Travel Editor 2012-04-06T13:56:18Z

“Scarcity would always be the irrefragable regulatory device that — along with religion and moral dogma — would keep the youth in line with certain expectations,” Slater notes. What does OKCupid want? 2013-02-16T17:00:00Z

Ms. Robinson said Ms. Williams has been careful to step back and assess the bigger picture at moments when expectations can feel overwhelming. Jessica Williams Charts Her Course: ‘I Know What I’d Be Incredible At’ 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

Sometimes, a TV show will struggle under the weight of expectation. Santa Clarita Diet: the verdict on Drew Barrymore's cannibalistic comeback 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

It’s a question the entire novel grows around with fairly bleak expectations. Review | The most exciting novel about trees you’ll ever read 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

Given the high degree of difficulty in cranking out a fully integrated musical, maybe expectations have to be tempered. Eric Schaeffer: As his Signature Theatre celebrates its 25th year, any regrets?

The experience, Mr. Gomes said speaking before the fate of the Titan was known, went above his expectations. Money Can Buy a Visit to Space or the Deep Sea, but It Can’t Buy Safety 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

They share their feelings, expectations and the internal narratives they may or may not have created during the times they’ve gotten mad at each other. Virginia couple married for 30 years claim they've never argued 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the unreasonable expectations heaped on her clearly had an effect: you can sense a degree of uncertainty in Ultraviolet's apparently painful three-year gestation. Kid Sister: Ultraviolet 2010-04-29T14:30:00Z

“There’s a pattern of expectation, among buyers as well as dealers,” she said, “that this is the time when people are engaged in making buying decisions.” Chelsea Galleries Face Complexities of Art Triage 2012-11-07T23:15:46Z

“Reckless” is a double letdown because some of us had high expectations, if only because, in her early days in London, Ms. Hynde was a well-known writer for the influential magazine New Musical Express. Review: Chrissie Hynde’s ‘Reckless’ Details a Rocker’s Life 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

Over seven years, I’ve redefined my rules and expectations multiple times based on my needs as a queer black woman. My pandemic epiphany: the best part of having eight partners is being alone 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Rarely do a play and a location set each other off so beautifully that conventional audience expectations — physical comfort, personal space, even a story line — seem beside the point. For 'Fefu and Her Friends,' the curtain rises at Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

Majestic in her modesty, Close told Vanity Fair, “I keep myself to zero expectations just for my own mental health.” Perspective | This Oscars season has been a mess. Thankfully, we have Glenn Close. 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

And that, like the "Scream" movies but in a very different way, this film plays with our expectations of what a horror movie is and tries to upend them, and for the most part succeeds. Don't say we didn't warn you about 'Cabin in the Woods' 2012-04-11T16:02:09Z

Get clear on roles and expectations and then evaluate the messages you are sending with your attitudes. Parents, are you on the same page about what your kids eat? 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

At the end of the letter, though, was a line – thrown out more in hope than expectation – that caught Kosminsky's eye. Peter Kosminsky: Britain's humiliation in Palestine 2011-01-23T00:03:05Z

At the same time, though, such legendary status can also be a burden, weighing down what was once fresh and shocking with a heavy freight of expectation and received opinion. Film: A Fresh Look Back at Jean-Luc Godard?s ?Breathless? 2010-05-21T17:18:00Z

This loose affiliation, Mr. Rentschler said, tends to be more radical than Mr. Tykwer’s cohort “in its resolve to defy generic expectations.” film: Tom Tykwer, Director of ?3? and ?Run Lola Run? 2011-09-09T12:30:00Z

She writes sharp, sparsely beautiful scenes that excitingly defy expectation, and part of the pleasure of reading her is simply keeping up with her. ‘Lucky Us’ by Amy Bloom, a Tale of the 1940s 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

And a few movies that arrive with minimum expectations may find their creators on the Lumière Theatre stage a week from Sunday, receiving prizes announced by M. Spielberg. Cannes 2013: 20 Films for Our 40th Festival 2013-05-15T17:10:56Z

There's an expectation with a horror show like this that you never know what's coming around the next corner. ArtsBeat: 'Walking Dead' Man Walking: An Exit Interview With Glen Mazzara 2013-02-05T13:04:20Z

The expectation that fathers are setting some sort of example for their daughters, especially one with romantic undertones, is unsettling to Tom Burns, 40, who lives outside Detroit. Father-Daughter Dance Gets a Makeover in ‘Modern Family’ Era 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

Wainwright's fans are likely to have expectations that Viva Katherine may, in her own time, follow in her father and grandparents' footsteps. Rufus Wainwright and Lorca Cohen announce birth of Viva Katherine 2011-02-21T20:16:12Z

Addie, of course, finds ways to escape her parents’ suffocating expectations. Book review: ‘The Boston Girl,’ by Anita Diamant 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

To fans of the band, the notion of a deeper, wider and better Ride surpasses even the loftiest expectations. Coachella 2015: Ride announces Roxy gig, talks reunion, guitar pedals 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Interviews come loaded with insane expectation of profundity. Kid Sister: Ultraviolet 2010-04-29T14:30:00Z

Instead, “The Lodge” implies what other horror films are usually too afraid to say: Motherhood, with all its sacrifice and crushing expectation, might not be worth it for everyone. When Moms Attack 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Perry believes this mindset can, perhaps contrary to expectations, create winners. Faster, higher, longer: how female ultra-athletes started to beat men 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Instead, in stepfamilies, it’s the responsibility of the biological parent — with the stepparent providing input — to create, relate and enforce family expectations. Navigating the tricky waters of being a stepdad 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

He allows expectations to build and then gently corrects the assumptions on which they rest. Review: In ‘Louder Than Bombs,’ a Father and Sons Grieving 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

As their friendship progressed, Chase shared a crucial piece of information: “David said that he was going to do a ‘Sopranos’ prequel,” recalled Magaro, who had no expectation he would be involved. How the ‘Many Saints of Newark’ Stars Remade Key ‘Sopranos’ Roles 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

I grew up with the expectation that women are supposed to look presentable in public, part of which means hiding bags and blemishes with makeup. Feeling naked and exposed on Yom Kippur 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

This kind of success took the show far beyond any expectation of “cult” and transcended what was expected of genre television in general. , somehow, made nerd culture mainstream for the first time. 25 Years Later: How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever 2012-09-26T12:00:07Z

Or perhaps Kiarostami's own masterpiece A Taste of Cherry, whose ending finally takes us over the cliff edge of narrative expectation, though in a more interesting, and heartstopping way. Like Someone in Love – review 2013-06-20T20:00:02Z

There is no attempt to signal that these latter expectations apply equally to men and women. My skin is contraband: How prisons are hostile to women visitors 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z

More than three decades ago Willis' McClane shifted our action expectations away from larger-than-life hulks. "Die Hard" changed action movies in Hollywood – then it became part of the franchise problem 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

I find her expectations frustrating but am struggling with how to change this dynamic. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you want to stop a diva’s melodrama, let her hear crickets 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

It does seem like a lot of differences are from cultural expectations, like what you say in the special about how long it takes women to get ready to go out. Whitney Cummings: "Crazy" Is the "New C-Word" 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

It may not be notifications that we need to manage, but expectations: those of other people, and our own. One ping after another: why everyone needs a notification detox 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

“Soon after the orchestra struck up those thundering, ominous organ chords, I found my expectations upended, my jaded armor melting away,” Isherwood wrote. ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Broadway’s Longest-Running Show, to Close 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z

It's something not in my realm of expectation. "The Man Who Sold His Skin" turns a chivalrous refugee into merchandise in the name of love 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z

On a recent weeknight, the fans were pressed against the barriers, quivering with expectation. Waiting for Cumberbatch 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

And yet he didn't act, look or talk at all like my expectations. Better to light a fire than curse the darkness 2011-09-14T00:14:00Z

Ultimately she caves to societal expectations that dictate she put her family before her emotional needs. Review | Three novels about Korean history give context for current events 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

I never really thought in terms of success or failure, other than how far I missed my expectations. ArtsBeat: ‘I Thought I Was Bulletproof’: William Friedkin Looks Back on the ’70s 2013-04-29T19:01:16Z

I’m excited about being 60 or 70 and playing interesting parts where I’m not fighting the expectation of carrying the movie or looking glamorous. Jodie Foster on 'Money Monster' and Why It's Her Time to Direct 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

In fact, in the service business, there is almost an expectation that people will behave badly. Ted Talk prophets started with prosaic first jobs 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

With a smile, Mr. Corden buoyantly replied: “Lower your expectations. Lower your expectations.” James Corden’s Goal: Tony Awards That Let Everyone in on the Joke 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Park Chan-wook is masterful when it comes to such layering, playing with viewer's expectations as various details are revealed. Park Chan-wook's mesmerizing "Decision to Leave" is a dreamy seduction that plays with our trust 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Like his math prodigy antihero, Mr. Canin has often set impossible standards for himself, and faced pressure to live up to the inflated expectations that come with early success. ‘A Doubter’s Almanac,’ Ethan Canin’s Latest Novel, Has Real-Life Parallels 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

In the expectation that digital tools and social media will continue to drive more consumers to individual companies, while bypassing traditional multbrand retailers, “brands are building their capability to sell direct,” he said. Clicks to Bricks: Online Retailers Find the Lure of a Store 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

And the expectations of the audience may mirror this impatience. | 'Higher Ground': ?Higher Ground,? Directed by and Starring Vera Farmiga 2011-08-25T22:13:02Z

You manage things when she is not there and the added frustration is due to your expectations. My selfish mother-in-law treats our home like a hotel 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Would they loosen their grips on the crazy-making college admissions process, the oppressive expectations that allegedly drove their peers to criminal acts? The college-admissions scandal rattled rich parents. But will it change them? 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

The wildly successful initial public offering of his company in December defied expectations not only in the fashion industry, but also on Wall Street, which has historically had a love-hate relationship with designers. Fashion’s New Order 2012-09-07T20:36:32Z

"The way kids are playing today is evolving — their desires and expectations are changing accordingly," said Daniel, senior vice president of strategy and business development. Disney gets physical with digital toy Playmation 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the crowds never showed and disillusionment crept in as Batey’s expectations became more “realistic.” Pop-rock dynamo Ruler’s breakout debut was worth the 7-year wait 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

In an interview by phone from Los Angeles, Mr. Howe spoke about his inspiration, his expectations for the festival and how he got his project off the ground. ArtsBeat: Tribeca First-Timers: Lou Howe 2014-04-18T16:30:17Z

Giving a National Park commission to a regional ballet company was a switch, but one that may have neutralized those tensions by lowering expectations. Andrew Bartee returns to woods to create Face of America installment for Wolf Trap

“We are making fun of non-Native audiences’ expectations while acknowledging aspects of that part of Native culture,” said Harjo, 41, a founding member of the Native American comedy troupe The 1491s. ‘Reservation Dogs’ Uses Humor, Not Magic, to Conjure Native Culture 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

But when Grey Canyon exhibited at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in 1980, the members found that their modern paintings and abstract art clashed with some people’s stereotypical expectations of Native artists. Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Shaped by the Land 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

Dior Vargas, a Latina feminist activist, has seen this expectation play out in her professional life. 6 harmful media myths about sex and Latinas 2014-02-02T22:00:00Z

Surely, Yosemite National Park would always be a winter wonderland — that was my expectation. Six tips that will help you plan your next cross-country skiing trip 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

“The idea is to clear away all those expectations.” Jessica Chastain Returns to the Stage With Nothing to Prove 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

Sony’s “Men in Black: International” led ticket sales at the box office this weekend with $28.5 million, but still fell short of expectations. 'Men in Black: International' leads box office with muted $28 million 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z

And he wasn’t daunted by the outsized expectations. Denis Villeneuve’s dreams of ‘Dune’ reach the big screen 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

This month, a painting by Picasso, “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust,” became the most expensive painting ever sold at an auction when it exceeded expectations to fetch $106.5 million at Christie’s. Can Art Be 'Priceless' in Rocky Times? 2010-05-23T23:00:00Z

The problem with a world premiere is that it places so much expectation on a single work, which is, after all, part of a continuum. Review | Paul Huang nurtures the new amid the canon 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z

I think there are wildly unrealistic expectations placed upon him. Two men. One dream 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z

How has that been for you, not just in terms of handling these expectations but also maintaining your own creative flow? "The house has never not been on fire": How two "Daily Show" correspondents made comedy for our pain 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

The expectations could not have been higher, and this film deserves credit for meeting them, if not quite surpassing them. "The Rise of Skywalker" fixes the sins of "The Last Jedi" 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Noah and Comedy Central are well aware of the sky-high expectations for his premiere. Will Trevor Noah’s millennial status set the new ‘Daily Show’ apart? 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

Her expectations were as low as her own assessments of her acting, but producers kept bringing her back for another look. Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Having achieved so much, with the bulk of his life still in front of him, he felt overwhelmed by expectations of reaching those previous peaks. The fullest biography of Paul McCartney ever 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

No single character or single show should bear such weighty expectations, or be expected to atone for decades of marginalization. ABC’s “Fresh off the Boat” could be a disaster for Asian Americans 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Extremely skewed perspectives also twist and upend expectations. Mernet Larsen probes perception and experience 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, some of these expectations still exist today. 7 thrilling books by Black authors you need to read now 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

Time and time again fans have been burned by remakes that fail to live up to even the most modest of expectations. Maniac is still nasty but it's a cut above most horror remakes 2013-03-15T13:00:00Z

"You're aware that there is a very particular expectation of people coming to see it, and a weight on you to deliver certain things." A Curious Incident on stage: the National does Mark Haddon's novel 2012-07-25T18:01:00Z

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, setting aside all outside expectations of the Beatles and treating the album as a performance complete with canned audience reaction: a theatrical, distancing device. The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at 50: Still Full of Joy and Whimsy 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

Another hurdle, as “Bombshell” makes clear, is that a female performer who subverted expectations — who was smart and not just lovely — wasn’t welcome in the world. Review: ‘Bombshell’ Tells the Amazing Story of Hedy Lamarr, the Star and Inventor 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

He’s eager to make the kind of album that becomes a career turning point: a stretch for the musicians and a pivot away from audience expectations. How Producer Blake Mills Coaxes Musicians Into Pushing the Envelope 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

This may be the greatest pressure of all: high expectations. Justin Peck Calmly Creates a Kingdom at City Ballet 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Our tag line is ‘Nothing is what it seems,’ so that kind of sets you up with expectations. Film: Spoiler Alert: It Hits an Iceberg 2011-04-10T01:23:01Z

“Set aside your judgment and expectations, like the need to do dishes. It’s an investment in your child’s emotional well-being.” Playing with kids can be a bore. Here’s how to make it work. 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

Other performers played up the disconnect between audience expectations and reality, beginning their acts dressed in Chinese robes before stripping down to showgirl outfits. East Meets West, Over Cocktails 2014-04-11T21:58:20Z

For the 20-plus actors and crew swirling around, expectations are enormous -- especially with 19 Emmy nominations that could result in a sweep Sunday night. On the set as "Glee" begins its second season 2010-08-27T05:39:00Z

Partly because they work in theaters, where there is less expectation of rapid-fire punch lines than in comedy clubs, they are comfortable going long periods without a laugh. Critic’s Notebook: Proven in Britain, Two Comics Try to Take New York 2013-06-17T21:44:00Z

M.B.S. did not grow up nurturing expectations that he would one day rule. ‘MBS’ Chronicles the Shockingly Young, Powerful and Ruthless Saudi Crown Prince 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

So, when you look at your healthy, happy family, spare a thought for all those who don’t enjoy such a scenario as a realistic expectation. I want to have a fourth child, but my husband has put his foot down 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z

Surrounded by onlookers, entourage and expectations, Shy Glizzy closes his eyes and dances to the sound of his own voice. Six months on the trail with Shy Glizzy, Washington’s latest budding rap star 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

On the pressure of being a woman in Hollywood, Gellar said, "If people think you're a b****, it's almost better. There's less expectation that way." How Sarah Michelle Gellar helped her "Buffy" costars: "If people think you’re a b****, it’s better" 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z

"As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers' expectations." What's in a name? Shedding racist images and branding is just the start of breaking the Jemima Code 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

Bad Moms, a film about the impossible expectations of parenting by the people who did The Hangover, has been a massive summer hit. why its ok to be bad | Eva Wiseman 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

It is exactly those sorts of expectations that West aims to upend. Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen 2013-06-16T20:37:00Z

The Honfleur Gallery show portrays 12 modern Madonnas, victimized by the expectations of family, society and men. In the galleries: 12 modern Madonnas 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

“On the one hand,” she said, “Yeah Yeah Yeahs have had the great fortune of the label not meddling in our process. But there’s expectations for singles and the trajectory that you have to hit.” Karen O and Danger Mouse Made an Album. It Only Took 11 Years. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Will's advances and retreats, and her irritation with his games, creates an alluring dance between Will’s expectations of who he wants Love to be and who she actually is. New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

She started writing while they were still together, beginning with a gentle pop track called “Good Wife,” about stumbling over the expectations of marriage. Kacey Musgraves’s Expanding Universe 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

Alaskan caribou herds, for example, fueled a demand for reindeer meat, antlers and pelts in the 1960s, then undid the market’s expectation of growing returns when they began dying in droves in the 1970s. A View of the Bering Strait That’s Anything but Narrow 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

In other words, flexibility and realistic expectations increase your chances for contentment. Book review: ‘Honeydew,’ short stories by Edith Pearlman 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

An invitation sent as a “gesture” rather than an expectation is just that — a gesture. Perspective | Ask Amy: Ex-boyfriend seeks repentance 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

Back then, I often thought about what it’d be like to be freed from the expectation of resilience. Ambient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

It’s a diagnosis in expectation of a cure, not a condition from which, once identified, all will unravel. I’m outwardly very successful, but I can’t cope with my life | Dear Mariella 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z

This movie has some unusual rhythms — it takes its time with the more intimate scenes and subverts expectations in some of the bigger historical moments. Director Ava DuVernay populates 'Selma' with real people and events 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The mustard-yellow room full of mismatched tablecloths and wooden stools did not inspire high expectations. Choice Tables: Mexico City for Tamales, Tortas and Tacos 2012-09-14T17:33:47Z

My father is a functioning alcoholic, and my mother is a passive-aggressive woman who sets unrealistic expectations. Carolyn Hax: Steer clear of significant other’s relationship with parents 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

That the piece, to a harpsichord concerto by Bohuslav Martinu, doesn’t quite go anywhere didn’t detract from its interest; it was the only work slightly to rattle sensibilities or expectations. Dance Review: San Francisco Ballet Finishes Its London Season 2012-09-25T22:04:19Z

Keep your expectations low and your encouragements high. Perspective | How do we help our tweens and teens with the return to school? 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

“That’s kind of an expectation for us, to always be talking through our problems,” she said. Black Artists Pioneered Electronic Music. This Festival Celebrates Them. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

Her troubled face is like a wordless letter smuggled out of prison — the confinement of the church's expectations that she will be a dutiful wife and believer. Higher Ground: When God Doesn't Talk Back 2011-08-25T07:05:00Z

It means saying sayonara to gendered expectations of wearing fancy dresses. Tina Fey sheds her dress for Letterman goodbye — and shreds gender norms 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

But then once it starts to evolve into a completely different arena, everything in our expectations change.” Nicolas Winding Refn Dissects His Bloody Confection 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

The reality of Las Vegas can be wholly enjoyable for people who hate the idea of it — and, coming in with no expectations, we might even be able to have more fun than everybody else. A Seattleite’s Las Vegas itinerary for people who think they hate Las Vegas 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

If contact was more recent, I might be tempted to keep a door open – maybe a card once a year with no expectation of a reply . My sister says she doesn’t want to see me. Should I give up on her? | Annalisa Barbieri 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

All that, and it threw the right and left into a tizzy - no big deal for a guy who's used to upending expectations. Eastwood: A maverick who does politics his own way 2012-02-07T22:28:08Z

"I'll do what my mama and daddy did for my siblings and me, and be sure to teach my family about being charitable and having reasonable expectations." Fox News' Lawrence Jones on Christmas: 'The best time of year' 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

But he continued raising expectations with Tuesday’s riveting performance of the harrowing “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Offers a Glimpse of the Met Opera’s Future 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

"Low expectations like this are why @PassengerShame is the new 60 Minutes," one user wrote. Comedian shames plane passenger who put bare, 'dirty' feet on in-flight screen 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

The coming Paris production, the details of which are being closely kept, will not be nearly so indulgent of audience expectations. ‘La Bohème’: Should Opera’s Most Beloved Classic Be Changed? 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

In a word, the film is “weird,” misbehaving in ways that deliberately confound the expectations of audiences used to getting all the information up front. Yorgos Lanthimos totally gets that you might hate his movies. He's fine with that. 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

A movie of meager ambitions sets the comforting bar of low expectations. Ride Along: Kevin Hart, Small Cop 2014-01-15T18:37:17Z

Most of the courses sought to subvert the gender expectations foisted on American men, which faculty believed steered young men toward the armed forces. The Unlikely History of Tolstoy College 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

But it does also prove there are still acts that can excel beyond expectation to make music that feels like it comes from somewhere entirely new. SXSW music festival: Solange, Death Grips and Kendrick Lamar 2013-03-18T16:49:11Z

Some in the art world acknowledge that cultural groups must adjust their expectations. Art World Fears Losing a Mayor, and His Money 2013-07-02T03:48:33Z

He has the dead-eyed look of a man sent out to take a daily beating with the expectation of a second one afterward for how poorly he took the first. Sean Spicer’s Briefings, Cringe TV for an Audience of One 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

“False expectations are being created about this film project,” Lumley said. This is not the island you're looking for, Irish wildlife groups tell Star Wars 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

Sometimes not so much: The White Plague by Frank Herbert in no way met my Dune-heightened expectations. Thousands of SF classics return to earth as ebooks 2011-07-26T11:48:31Z

“Out in the real world, TripAdvisor is often the only voice that really scares operators. I like that we’ll have visitors with the right expectations about what good practice is.” TripAdvisor bans ticket sales to attractions that allow contact with wild animals 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

At this, a hum and mutter of expectation spread through the audience. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 2012-05-18T21:55:12Z

Luckily, I'm always distracted by the sort of constant evaluation between my expectation of the audience's reaction and how they actually experience it. Affleck thanks Canada with 'Argo' at Toronto fest 2012-09-08T22:31:04Z

The frank conversation between Dad and Mum, as they compare fears and acceptance processes, is compelling and runs counter to expectation. The 50 best podcasts of 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

Now, even the most mainstream events are weighted with ideological expectations. Adele vs. Beyoncé: What’s at Stake for the Grammys? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

The troupe isn’t led by white people nostalgic for a time when they could kill with impunity, although Olive initially plays on that expectation. ‘Always in Season’ Review: Lynching Is Not Just Part of America’s Past 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

A Writer’s Unusual Rituals Yield Results The novelist Ayad Akhtar is confounding expectations in his screenplays and his debut play, “Disgraced.” Can Art Still Shock 2012-09-20T15:45:24Z

Part of Petronio’s vision, he said, was to release artists from expectations of creating a finished product — or any product. The Petronio Residency Center to Close After Six-Year Run 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Women can be fantastic, of course, but our expectations and choices are shaped by inevitable role models. It's a man's world… but why is sexism ingrained in the arts? 2013-03-24T00:06:27Z

His desires pull him in contradictory ways that threaten to derail his great expectations. ‘Selection Day’: Two brothers and an obsessed dad seek a ticket out of poverty 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

But I've never written things that fit the UK's genre expectations. Jo Walton's Among Others: 'It's a mythologisation of part of my life' 2012-10-02T12:18:49Z

Moonlight exceeded my expectations: Jenkins, with his superb eye for detail, can pack a small universe of meaning into just a second or two. Moonlight Enchants by Revealing Itself In a Thousand Facets 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Their exhilaratingly inventive show zips from scene to scene, weaving together themes elegantly while always looking to upend expectations. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z

At home, we do not talk about academic expectations, are careful to praise process over product and spend our time on unstructured activity. Perspective | This young child already is dreading first grade. What’s going on? 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

As the London housing market has boomed the expectations of some of the capital's wealthiest homebuyers have grown and many properties now have communal areas akin to those in some of the world's best hotels. Poor doors: the segregation of London's inner-city flat dwellers 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

One reason you do bother, of course, is precisely to find experiences that defy expectations and break patterns: movies that challenge your assumptions or alter your habits of perception. Film: The Cinematic State of Things 2010-12-16T19:28:34Z

Give him a chance to live up to your expectations. Thanks for the Painful Reminder 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

Release any and all specific expectations of this time apart. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A long-distance courtship offers more one-on-one time with oneself 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

“We were pleased with what we did last year and the shows did really well, so we have high expectations for sales.” 'From the man who gave you "Hamlet" and "Lear"': Why live theater needs movie-style trailers 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

The tour was announced before the two Russians were hired, but Mr. Danilian said it was planned with the expectation that they would join the company. ArtsBeat: American Ballet Theater Thwarts Mikhailovsky's Summer Plans 2012-02-09T20:53:13Z

Both had been raised by loving, long-married parents with high expectations for their children. When the Story Line Is This Easy, You Just Know 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

But she’s also saddled with an expectation for righteousness beyond anything a man in her position would be required to uphold. Review | See ‘The Amen Corner’ and feel the power of James Baldwin 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

“I think they saw something that they liked or thought worked best for the agency, took a chance to invest time and training to bring me up to their expectations,” he said. Few minorities visit Sequoia National Forest or the Sawtooth Wilderness. This man wants to change that. 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Donaldson's best-selling stories often combine a message with a hint of comedy by reversing roles or expectations, and the importance of team work comes up again and again. Real life ugly beasts inspire new book by 'Gruffalo' author Donaldson 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Yet “Chapter Twenty-Seven,” despite how close it seems to be inching toward a rekindling between Jane and Michael, instead subverts viewers’ expectations. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2, Episode 5: Who Will She Choose? 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

It tells you to reset your pulse, abandon your expectations and step for an hour into a dark wood where the owls are not what they seem. The ‘Twin Peaks’ Theme Isn’t Just a Song. It’s a Portal. 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

I was briefly concerned that Bryce might have some fatherly expectations of me and show up on my doorstep, but my worries were unfounded. First I Met My Children, Then My Girlfriend. They’re Related. 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

Beyond that, I was very tired of working to someone else’s expectations for no money. From grad school to social work 2013-02-11T01:00:00Z

Coaches and teachers, wittingly or not, reinforce traditional expectations around boyhood, too. Review | How can we better raise boys? A new book looks at where we’ve gone wrong — and how to fix it 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

In his autobiography, The Way I Was, Hamlisch admitted that he lived in fear of not meeting his father's expectations. Marvin Hamlisch, composer for Broadway and cinema, dies 2012-08-07T15:25:25Z

Maybe we just need to adjust our expectations. Perspective | The Boppy recall is a reminder that there are no easy answers to baby sleep 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

While Russia started the World Cup with low expectations, the home country rumbles into the knockout stage with plenty of optimism and crowd support following two big wins in the group round. What’s on TV Sunday: A Baseball Rivalry and ‘Recovery Boys’ 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

The expectations Drake is seeking to upend here, though, are his own. Drake Rebuilt Hip-Hop in His Image. Now He Wants You to Dance. 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

Norman was pushed out after Discovery CEO David Zaslav said OWN's ratings had been "below our expectations." Oprah Winfrey to become CEO of her network 2011-07-13T14:40:20Z

It’s also a tough message to translate to fiction, where angry heroines traditionally receive short shrift, especially when they refuse to accommodate societal expectations. Jen Lancaster’s ‘The Best of Enemies’ is a cheeky take on girl friends 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

“He learns to be kind and generous and altruistic without expectation of reward, ” said Mr. Minchin, an outspoken atheist. Tim Minchin Puts Emotion on Broadway. Just Don’t Call Him Sentimental. 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Or, in a more secular vein, imagine the expectation an embroidered fukusa would spark, the recipient recognizing the difficulty of the stitches involved. ‘Dramatic Threads: Textiles of Asia’ Review: The Very Fabric of Asian Societies 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z

But regular smokers may want to temper expectations. UN meeting on drug policy is marked by an unofficial holiday: 4/20 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

A teenager pushes against gender expectations in a small village in western Mexico in this documentary from the filmmaker Bruno Santamaría. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Great Performances’ and ‘In the Heights’ 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Your constant availability is a given, and with it comes the expectation that the boundaries between your professional and personal worlds are entirely porous. Marissa Mayer, morale killer 2013-02-26T19:37:00Z

In the 10 years since Schwartz wrote his book, the ideology of unlimited choice has expanded into unlikely areas – schools, sex, parenting, TV – and expectations have risen as a result. Why too much choice is stressing us out 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

Alternately, the Daniels' "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" confounded expectations earlier in the year to earn $104 million worldwide. Why aren't cinephiles taking the Oscar bait? Salon conducted an unscientific survey 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

Ms. Parris’s brash, aggressive Coco pragmatically attempts to exploit stereotypical expectations as she hopes to land a role on a reality TV show. Teyonah Parris, Katherine Waterston and Others Break Through 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Robin Little Haze's refusal to play along with the rap industry's expectations is refreshing, although she has been drawn into a well-publicised Twitter storm involving fellow up-and-coming rapper Azealia Banks. Rapper Angel Haze on religion, rape and survival 2013-01-31T19:10:01Z

If you can manage his romantic expectations, or diplomatically assert the benefits of remaining pals, you could still embark on your odyssey together. I’m trying to leave my boyfriend but my mother says it’s ‘hysteria’ | Dear Mariella 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

“I am aware of the responsibility and high expectations of me, and I will do everything in my power to be a worthy conductor of this outstanding orchestra.” Berlin Philharmonic Selects Kirill Petrenko to Succeed Simon Rattle 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

Divorce allowed needed boundaries to be built and expectations of each other to be razed. No Hearing Aids? Then No Marriage 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

The show will end after four episodes but one lesson that may linger is a nagging sensation of how sneakily Mattel's iconic toy houses influenced America's design expectations. How Barbie influenced our real-world Dreamhouse goals 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z

“And No Longer at Ease” transcended the story of an educated young Nigerian struggling with the pressure of new urban expectations in Lagos, and became the story of my father’s generation. Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa 2013-03-22T14:45:00Z

The hope and expectation will be that the Treasury – the guardian of the wellbeing of our economy – will intervene. Letters: Coalition could split over arts spending 2010-10-05T23:05:00Z

And with it premiering the next day on Amazon Freevee, an ad-supported streaming platform few were familiar with, expectations for the show’s success were modest, if not outright low. Their Show Flew Under the Radar. TikTok Blew It Up. 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

The expectation is that Sterrs will serve as board chairman, alongside two current directors, Thomas and James Brannan, attorney for Indiana’s estate. Despite suit, effort for Robert Indiana museum is advancing 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

This was not just our hope, it was our expectation. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z

Confirming the details of the night, Gray said, “Our goal is to exceed people’s expectations.” When the diner is pushing 90, shouldn’t a restaurant loosen up on the rules? 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

Soundgarden also reveled in odd and shifting meters that kept its songs veering away from expectations. New Music: Albums by Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden and Brian Eno 2012-11-12T23:19:31Z

Anything other than the “glow” deviates from our cultural expectation: that pregnancy and motherhood are filled with eternal joy. No, Kate Middleton isn’t “glowing” 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

“You have to set aside your ego, you have to set aside your expectations, you have to set aside your personal agenda,” she said animatedly. You Can’t Spell Cher Without Her (and Her and Her) 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

“Audiences now have extra-high expectations of computer animation as an art form.” ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar’s New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

There are cliques, hazing, pranks, and outsize expectations of toughness. Are professional sports more gay-friendly than ever? 2012-10-20T15:00:00Z

The experience, he grins, “really created a sort of positive trauma. A reference point that creates all kinds of expectations. So I’ve been trying to cope with that.” Son of Saul's László Nemes: 'Our civilisation is preparing for its own destruction' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

Dear Carolyn: How does one balance expectations between reasonably high and realistic? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and perhaps wiser 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

Following the release of debut album The Place We Ran From, expectation is high, but no one is as excited as Lightbody, visibly awestruck at the company he's keeping. Tired Pony 2010-07-18T21:01:00Z

Now, much like those special kids, it just has to live up to expectations. The 19 Netflix original series to be excited about in 2019 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

Two additional shows, for no extra fee, also placed well above our expectations for cruise-ship entertainment. Lots to see and hear on Norwegian’s megaship, but good luck booking a restaurant 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

"Normal People" revolves around adolescent love, but push any expectations of feel-good romance out of your head immediately. "Normal People" takes a common teenage love story and matures to a rated-M, sex-driven heartbreak 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

And you gasp, again and again, because you are never allowed to settle into familiar expectations. Critic's Notebook: The Art of Collecting Collections 2011-05-19T21:00:31Z

By all appearances she is dutiful and self-effacing, resigned to a life of modest expectations and low visibility. In ‘Girlhood,’ a French Adolescent Comes Out of Her Shell 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Contrary to expectation, the breading seemed to accentuate, not overpower, the food. Weeknight Vegetarian: For frying at its best, learn the art and craft of tempura

“I’ve never felt the film itself was burdened by any particular expectation,” he said. The Texas Tribune: 20 Years On, It?s D?j? Vu for ?Slacker? and Austin 2011-07-03T16:01:34Z

Donaldson's best-selling stories often combine a message with a hint of comedy by reversing roles or expectations, and the importance of team work comes up again and again. Real life ugly beasts inspire new book by 'Gruffalo' author Donaldson 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

From Carney’s inexplicably weird Instagram presence and strong takes on Spotify to the group’s new Danger Mouse–produced album “Turn Blue,” it’s a famous band refreshingly unencumbered by PR handlers or outside expectations. Your week in Seattle music: The Black Keys, B.o.B. and more 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

Galli said Swiss authorities are studying the California court ruling, dampening expectations for a quick extradition decision. Swiss don't want secret testimony in Polanski case 2010-04-30T12:11:00Z

First, we talked about the dramatic upending of expectations in women’s gymnastics. Gabby Douglas’ race narrative 2012-08-04T12:00:00Z

In his first years on TBS, Mr. O’Brien still seemed haunted by losing “The Tonight Show,” but his series now has the pleasing eccentricity of someone who doesn’t care about ratings or expectations. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

The groups sing about worm life-cycles and being underestimated at work and the overwhelming societal expectation to say “I’m fine” in the face of major stressors and worries about politics. ‘Practice makes progress’ is the name of the game at Seattle’s adult skill-learning programs like Ladies Rock Camp 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

Kamekura’s poster didn’t just spurn western expectations of the “exotic” Orient for hard, clean modernity. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

Bob Dylan, accepting MusiCares Person of the Year award recently, identified “confounding expectations” as his job description. No More Country for Old Men 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

His next film, the temporally challenged Triangle raised him in my expectations and 2010's Black Death sealed the deal in making him someone to watch. Simply the best of the rest 2010: films the critics forgot to mention 2011-01-10T16:45:33Z

The focus, patience, creative vision and technical chops to create interactive entertainment that surpasses your expectations and delivers fun in ways you never even knew you wanted. Video Game Review: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, New Game From Blizzard 2010-08-01T21:48:00Z

When that expectation becomes prescriptive, however, critical reading can devolve into a tiresome kind of fact-checking. Our Autofiction Fixation 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

“I already had low expectations,” said Mrs. Dilloo, who had spent months planning the trip and asking friends for tips. Flying With Children: the Bad and the Worse 2011-11-04T18:52:26Z

There’s a distinction worth noting here between designers like Mr. Simons sending their curious formalist exercises down the garden path and the expectation that consumers plan to follow them there. Setting the Stage for Unreal Men 2010-06-20T15:15:00Z

I realized I had taken my expectation of excellent service too far the other day when I lost my keys.  Porn on demand, dating apps and nonstop Internet commerce: Technology is ruining our sex lives 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

She gets the feeling that the request wasn’t really a question, but an expectation. Motherlode: Custody of Your Child if You Die 2011-03-29T16:36:55Z

More than any other rapper in the mainstream, she pushed hard against expectations, and won. Nicki Minaj Is the Influential Leader of Hip-Hop 2012-04-01T02:43:03Z

There were no other incidents surrounding the event, despite expectations of protests. In Argentina, Vargas Llosa insists on free speech 2011-04-22T00:59:09Z

Did anyone else get the feeling that the judges had lowered their expectations this week? "American Idol" recap: Sympathy for Mick Jagger 2010-03-17T14:49:00Z

It is the expectation of the turn, and what it will reveal that is so unsettling. From John Carpenter to Slipknot's Clown: what scares the masters of horror? 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z

Trying not to feel trapped by that expectation from within the black community, but also from a larger mainstream art community. Kara Walker on the bit of sugar sphinx she saved, video she's making 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

He struggles with the expectations of the greedy and resentful who want him to share his wealth. Ties that bind 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

And on its surface, that’s not entirely unlike the expectations placed on generations of white American men, and men of other ethnic and racial backgrounds. Oscars slap sparks debate on the defense of Black women 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

In a genre that’s long been burdened with the expectations of authenticity bumping up against the dictates of entertainment, such candor is refreshing, and utterly reasonable. Meet Blueface, the Self-Aware Rapper Who Knows He’s More Than a Meme 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

One of the deep pleasures of watching “The Ferryman”—although those pleasures are laced with heartbreak—is seeing how Butterworth uses theatrical conventions to circumvent expectations. The Freewheeling Playwright Jez Butterworth Takes On Ireland’s Troubles 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

“But if there are neighboring houses nearby, or if the property is close to the road, we try to include at least a bit of that in a shot to manage expectations.” Perspective | How to choose a vacation rental 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Its inhabitants, their expectations, and the way they intend to live their lives are merely by-products of that process, the raw material of social engineering. Weird suburbia: How atomic bombs and UFOs created modern America 2014-03-16T18:00:00Z

The songs lurched and stomped, built up and collapsed and dusted themselves off again, more than ready to face the next shattered expectation. Music Review: Tunes to Play After You?ve Been Fired 2010-12-03T23:19:00Z

The most complex female character in the book is mentioned only in memory: Before she died, Jia Jia’s mother was an adventurous traveler caged in by societal expectations. Reconnecting With the Past Over a Meal of ‘Braised Pork’ 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

While having Mr. Knightley drop trou frees the character of his more traditional, stuffy demeanor, the scene itself also upends the gender expectations for nudity in films. "Emma." finds its hilarious humanity through the body's betrayals 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

His presence made him a neighborhood hero, but the lack of paternal figures also set expectations extremely low. How do I know if I'm a great father or a terrible father? How will I know? 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

Who could measure up to the lofty expectations his compatriots have of him? America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z

To me, she represented an unattainable beauty standard for most girls, and the blatant sexualization of her created unrealistic expectations for young boys raised on "American Pie." As a teenager, I hated Britney Spears and decades later I'm owning up to this misogyny 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

Cinemax, of course, has long depicted sex as an expectation of the action film genre. How Cinemax's "Jett" does nudity — and plenty of it — right 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Josue pushes back those expectations somewhat in a couple of ways. ‘Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine,’ a Documentary From Michele Josue 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

“Are they going to eat the baby?” is a question I had heard floated from viewers this season, and it makes sense that that would be the expectation. ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Little One 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

Our children are all different – shouldn’t we adjust our educational expectations and experiences to reflect that? Quinn Cummings: My homeschooling manifesto 2012-08-24T18:10:00Z

When Sam mentioned his philosophy of approaching situations with zero expectations, Megha’s eyes widened. Date Lab: She had no expectations and was delighted that he didn’t either 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

No, for a number of reason akin to the culinary X-factors listed above, these latest episodes simply couldn't hold the increased weight of our expectations. How the "Great British Baking Show" flaked out on us when we needed it most 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

But as soon as such expectations look far-fetched, or are necessarily betrayed, the same people quickly state that this is not what courts are for. Mass Murder Relies on People Like Us: An Interview With Thierry Cruvellier 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

Yet this particular case defies the “common” public expectations. “Shoot your local rapist” — Brock Turner’s avengers get ugly 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

But this is Jonathan Lethem, a master at subverting expectations of form and genre and the author of some of the most original novels in recent decades, including “Motherless Brooklyn” and “The Fortress of Solitude.” Jonathan Lethem Imagines a World Where Technology Stops Working 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z

The trick of a genre parody is to set low expectations and then exceed them. 21 Jump Street: Rude Fun at Fantasy High 2012-03-15T16:34:26Z

If Mr. Heizer’s achievement lies in his having rendered a 340-ton rock weightless, that of Jacob Tobia can be seen in a seemingly effortless ability to muscle aside the boulder of societal expectation. For Capitalism, Every Social Leap Forward Is a Marketing Opportunity 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

You’re either trying to satisfy your guess about other people’s expectations, or you’re working through the genuine and authentic possibilities of the material. Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z

There prevails an expectation that survivors maintain their tact. The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

Interestingly, Epley and Gneezy found that when there was no such contract—when someone merely hoped that something might happen, but wasn’t promised anything—exceeding that expectation made them much, much happier. Nobody Cares How Awesome You Are at Your Job 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

But a closer look quickly revealed that the two have formative experiences forged by similar values and expectations. More in Common Than It Seemed on Paper 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

With the group, he developed unexpected skills that, in his partnership with Elaine May, took off, completely beyond his expectations. A Lovingly Obsessive Tribute to Mike Nichols, by Elaine May 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

At the same time, there’s little expectation that the Taliban will permit anything like independent reporting from inside what the group now calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

Even if the pay gaps were closed, as Chang explains, women would not be able to accumulate wealth in the same measure as their male peers because of gendered expectations. The future isn’t unisex: Reform’s big gender blind spot 2013-12-19T19:38:00Z

Walker presents himself in that essay, “Balling,” as gleefully exploiting the expectations and hangups of white liberals, using their presumptuousness to his advantage. ‘How to Make a Slave’ Offers Restless, Brilliant Thoughts About Race 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z

But outside of the specialty film realm, "True Grit" is the only recent release to far exceed the expectations of those who made it. Company Town: 'True Grit' rides tall in the saddle 2011-01-03T06:00:00Z

On Wednesday TNT begins a resurrected “Dallas” that doesn’t meet expectations, let alone defy them. Television Review: ‘Dallas’ Is Updated in New TNT Series 2012-06-12T22:27:52Z

Experience tells us that it would be unwise to build up expectations for Eli Broad’s proposed new museum, whose design was unveiled at a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles last week. Architecture Review: Not All Sweetness in a Honeycomb Museum 2011-01-11T23:24:08Z

Sam Riley, cast as Paradise, was aware of the impossible expectations of such a project from the get-go. Arts & Leisure: Walter Salles Adapts Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ 2012-05-23T23:42:34Z

Such connections were rarely meaningful to the whites involved, and the enslaved likely had no expectations about them. Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

Still, he did deliver some wisdom about maintaining artistic credibility in the face of commercial pressures and public expectations. Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham reunites with USC band for 'Tusk' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Ishy Din hopes that the project will unsettle expectations for all kinds of audiences. 10by10: Britain like you've never seen it on screen 2012-08-29T09:14:00Z

Learning to accept disappointment without always acting on it, and allowing someone to fall short of expectation, teaches a skill that can serve girls in every area of life. What Girls Really Need to Know About Friendships 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

That Edwards and Troy mix needlecraft with distortion remains one of this superlative duo's plus points; subverting expectations from the off. Deap Vally: Sistrionix – review 2013-06-22T23:05:06Z

That he was, perhaps, rebelling against parental expectations, rather than spiraling, with brief moments of “false glimmer,” toward the end point of his own inner darkness. ‘Homeland’ Recap, Season 5 Finale: The Last Illusion 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

He would know: Levi’s is one of the world’s largest denim companies and reported sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 that beat expectations. Skinny jeans will never die, says Levi’s — and these Gen Z fans 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z

This, too, raises expectations for especially sensitive performances stemming from the directors’ experience and coaching.  Washington Ballet leaps — with 4 can’t-wait-to-see programs — into grandeur 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

The 90 minutes or so that follow seem dedicated to tearing down Mr. O’Brien’s assessment of himself, as he is relentlessly pummeled by the expectations of his fans and the rigors of the road. Conan in the Wilderness 2011-03-10T22:56:57Z

The debut was in line with expectations but fell short of Perry's previous comedies about the brassy black woman. "Rio" still No. 1 at world box office 2011-04-24T17:47:44Z

That came on the heels of a similar result on Tuesday at rival Sotheby's, which just beat the minimum expectation. Christie's art auction falls short of estimate 2011-05-05T07:45:40Z

Beliefs and expectations about what types of toys and play are appropriate for girls and boys can compound over time. Lego’s return to gender neutral toys is good news for all kids. Our research review shows why 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z

Now, at 79 and against all odds and expectations, he has lived to see it published. Larry Kramer’s Novel ‘The American People’ Adds a Gay Dimension to History 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

But analysts believe numbers for family-oriented films may have dipped somewhat on expectations with parents choosing to keep their children at home. Game over for Adam Sandler comedy Pixels at US box office 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

By pretending to be something it is not – such as a news story or a police Facebook page – a satirical work arouses expectations and stereotypes associated with that genre. 4.3 trillion readers can’t be wrong — why The Onion’s defense of satire should be heard by SCOTUS 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z

No matter McConnell’s intention, the scene communicated the expectation that others will do their best to protect him, but he will not do what he can to protect them. Perspective | Wearing a face mask is humbling and generous. That’s not how Trump defines leadership. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

Another incident woven in was Bonhoeffer's delight when African-American track star Jesse Owens upset Nazi expectations by winning gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The story of Bonhoeffer, Nazi resistance martyr, at Seattle's Taproot Theatre 2011-03-25T00:09:53Z

“My expectation is they are going to be encouraging of our content.” Fox TV producers offered assurances ahead of Disney merger 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Similarly, she flouts the expectation that a person of color should write solely about the cooking of her own culture. Writing, and Cooking, Across Borders 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

Along the way, she subverts expectations of what constitutes "soul food." Add these cookbooks by Black authors to your kitchen repertoire 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

Those types exist and you might recognize those scenes, but we are looking do different things to subvert genre and make you aware of the expectations that you bring. "It's America's genre": Thandiwe Newton defends her land in "God's Country," a modern-day western 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

He studied the gender norms and expectations around him and, “I thought, ‘OK, I’ve got it, I want nothing to do with that. RuPaul: ‘Drag is a big f-you to male-dominated culture’ 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z

People say it’s just the way the nonprofit world works, but I resent the expectation that I “volunteer” extra hours. Work Advice: Not a charity case 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

But I did feel guilty — for not recognizing the signs of his desperation, for my self-righteous expectation he would take care of me, for my blind trust. My husband, the criminal 2012-07-20T23:30:00Z

Open your wallet and maybe you’ll learn that the secret is to follow a set of antiquated rules, or to lower your expectations and settle. Modern Love: GPS on a Path to the Heart 2011-02-11T01:08:11Z

I know this, too: Management of expectations and consistency of execution are important in an executive role. Dear Mitt, you walk funny 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

Blumberg is quick, throughout our conversation, to express doubts about the financial success his company has seen so far and tamp down expectations. Alex Blumberg's podcast revolution is just beginning. NPR: this is your warning 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

It will begin with more than 10,000 artist pages and an expectation to expand. MTV launching broad online store for musicians 2012-03-15T22:02:11Z

Enthusiasts fell in love with his brawny, expressive releases, often labeled “editions” — not “vintages,” since he might cancel an annual release if it didn’t meet his expectations — and named for constellations: Orion, Pleiades, Andromeda. Sean Thackrey, Creator of Eccentric California Wines, Dies at 79 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

He confounds other expectations by being naturally shy, and by refusing to champion anything. The Heretics: Adventures with the Enemies of Science by Will Storr – review 2013-02-13T07:00:02Z

Maybe my expectations are uncommonly low – an inbox of other people’s problems will do that to you. I no longer love my boyfriend, but I can’t afford to leave him | Dear Mariella 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

I’m hesitant to discuss this because I don’t want to project my own insecurities or expectations on her. Weight question points to heavier problems 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

So when I say that I was disappointed with the two episodes I’ve seen—really more of a double-length pilot episode—it’s partly relative to my expectations. TV Weekend: Copper 2012-08-17T13:38:49Z

I approached this concert with high expectations after my recent immersion in Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Review: Verbier Festival Recovers in Style with Finnish Maestro 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

In every field, criteria unrelated to aesthetics define works as ultimate trophies for which bidders are prepared to pay prices beyond all expectations. Auctions: Buyers Scoop Up the Trophies at Auctions 2011-07-15T11:30:07Z

At once gracious, delicate yet sturdy enough for honey or jam, mysteriously flaky and crumbly, and tender beyond all expectation. In Savannah, a quest for the superlative buttermilk biscuit 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Ms. Bellafante, who discussed expectations for the show yesterday, will be online throughout the day today answering your questions and responding to comments here. ArtsBeat: Reaction to 'The Good Wife' Finale: Your Questions Answered 2011-05-18T13:54:23Z

“In the wake of the much-needed home run that was ‘Wonder Woman,’ the momentum was with the brand and great expectations placed on the very broad shoulders of ‘Justice League’ to keep that train moving.” Box Office: 'Justice League' opens with gloomy $96 million in North America 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

The TV apparatus is set up with an expectation that those buying in will have some say in how it unfolds, even in situations where a network is relying on a studio that isn’t in-house. Sundance 2015: Can an animated animal show change the way TV is made? 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

The waiting, the expectation, and the brief reward are antithetical to what is sometimes called “mindfulness,” or being deeply present for an aesthetic experience. Perspective | I went to Kusama and all I got was this lousy selfie 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

Still, the film met analysts’ expectations, selling around $10.8 million in tickets this weekend and landing in third place at the box office. ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Tops Box Office, but Falls Short of Expectations 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

She then created “Sex Status 2.0,” an exploration of gender expectations and desire that premiered last year and now returns for an encore. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

He suggests that, at 46, he feels a bit liberated from those leading-man expectations. Joseph Fiennes: the sequel 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

The director explains: “I like setting up expectations, then subverting them and delivering them somewhere else.” The unstoppable rise of nosebleeds in cinema 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

Torvald, her husband, blinds himself to compassionate reason: preferring to play the puppet to social expectations, he denies his own humanity. A Doll's House – review 2013-05-11T23:04:06Z

In the number “Not My Father’s Son,” both men sing about not living up to a parent’s expectations. ArtsBeat: Tony Awards: In Performance With Billy Porter and Stark Sands 2013-06-04T16:11:31Z

As to the album’s commercial expectations, most parties involved shrugged or used euphemisms like “modest.” Music: Lou Reed and Metallica Team Up on ?Lulu? 2011-10-27T12:00:00Z

By immediately announcing the clichés that they will soon deploy, the filmmakers at once flatter and reassure the audience even as they lower any expectations that what follows will be new or different. Review: ‘Deadpool,’ a Sardonic Supervillain on a Kill Mission 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Maybe he’d lost patience as he grew older, for one was more accustomed on an evening with Shepard to have one’s expectations exploded, not confirmed. Sam Shepard’s plays eulogized the American West’s pioneering spirit 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z

When you choose to visit a museum you tend to have some expectations of what you're going to see: animals at the Natural History Museum, for example. What's in store: how First Time Out opened our eyes to new possibilities 2013-06-07T10:55:00Z

Call it a Midwestern shrug of diminished expectations. Comedian John Mulaney is the throwback kid 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

Everyone in “Don Verdean,” including Don himself, misbehaves in the full expectation of forgiveness, and if you don’t love the movie, or don’t quite get it, you’ll be forgiven, too. Review: ‘Don Verdean,’ a Sendup of Ambitious Pastors and the Lure of Religious Relics 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

Each daughter must then rebel against expectations while forging a path for her own generation. Which Kind of Witch Should She Be? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

Comedy built, even in part, on representing a marginalized community also carries expectations of authenticity and veracity. Off with his head: The manufactured scandal over Hasan Minhaj 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

But the hard-shelled reptile heroes, brought back to TV on a Nickelodeon show in 2012, crushed expectations for a domestic total of around $40 million. 'Turtles' beats Marvel's 'Guardians' at US, Canada box office 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z

But they have vastly different expectations for the celebration. Review | What does it mean to be Native American? A new novel offers a bracing answer. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

In his foreword, Neil Gaiman gently prepares readers — against expectations that his patronage might create, given his own vivid, kinetic style — for any disappointment they may feel with this book. The First English Translation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Favorite Childhood Book 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Oliver grew up in the British comedy culture, where expectations of failure are standard. John Oliver Introduces ‘Last Week Tonight’ on HBO 2014-04-23T12:58:15Z

The film set my expectations, and the novel failed to meet them. Rereading Stephen King: week 12 – The Running Man 2012-11-22T10:13:57Z

The expectation was now on the people in the seats: Impress me. Richard Belzer Had a Ball With the Relationship Between Comic and Crowd 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

I’m happy to continue to do a great job, exceed expectations and support my closest co-workers, but I want my personal life separate. Work Advice: Let them eat cake — just leave me out of it 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Suffocated by impossible expectations, disorganized to the point of chaos, with more than a whiff of a cash grab about it, “Michael” did little to advance Jackson’s legacy. In Search of the Sweet, Melodic Michael Jackson 2014-05-11T04:00:00Z

“A Dog’s Journey” arrived below expectations, launching at No. 4 with $8 million from 3,200 venues. Box office: 'John Wick 3' knocks down 'Avengers: Endgame' with $57... 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z

I’ll admit it: I was one of those women that saw “Magic Mike XXL” the night it came out with a friend, and our expectations weren’t that high. What “Magic Mike XXL” reveals about one of our most enduring taboos 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Facebook Twitter Pinterest View of Long Island City, the location for Jonathan’s vehicles “For me, it’s about exceeding guest expectations,” he explains. Car crashing: new budget accommodation in New York 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

The bar is so high, and expectations are so unreasonable. In the grueling doc "Try Harder!" Asian American students strive to meet "unreasonable" expectations 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z

That may be welcome news to Mrs. Clinton, who has not yet announced whether she will run for president in 2016, and who is still floating high on suspense and raised expectations. ‘Madam Secretary,’ ‘State of Affairs’ and Other Series Channel Hillary Rodham Clinton 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

“Murder on the Orient Express” has also launched above expectations. Box Office: 'Thor: Ragnarok' thunders to $56.6 million second weekend 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

But now I can see that my unease was a sign that he was projecting huge and unrealistic expectations on me and an imagined relationship that I could not deliver. Why do I keep meeting men who have commitment issues? 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

These expectations and commitments bear serious examination and consideration if they are going to change. Being a bridesmaid is driving me into bankruptcy 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Couric is the biggest star and is facing the highest expectations. The TV Watch: Katie Couric Has Debut on ABC 2012-09-11T00:28:50Z

"I think it's obviously part of what interested the writers of the show: the weight on the therapist and the expectation and the demands of the patient," Gleeson observed. It's "difficult to curb his impulses": "The Patient" star Domnhall Gleeson on a killer in therapy 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

The flavors were very good, livened up with preserved lemons, but I had to manage my stomach’s expectations. Vegetables With Benefits at ABCV 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

Seriously, in the days before theater and restaurants closed down, I enjoyed reading about a play that opened in London or a restaurant in Los Angeles without the immediate expectation of experiencing either. 20 Under $20: Wines That Feed the Soul 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

He had the look of those who returned, time and again, without the least expectation of fun. A Novelist’s Stint Impersonating the Ultra-Rich in China 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

The original inspiration for “Lucy” — a woman who defies expectations — is a signature of many of Mr. Besson’s films, especially women who transform themselves into unusual heroines and persevere in violent tales. Scarlett Johansson Gets Superpowers in Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

When that happens, someone will end up frustrated because their expectations aren’t met. When Collaborating Actually Makes Sense (and When It Doesn’t) 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

His The Odyssey examines London from the skies against a backdrop of Olympian expectation and politics, like these two were fighting it out to be the prevailing winds over the city. Trailer trash 2012-07-21T23:05:58Z

“One of the things I think was a problem with Artisphere was that everyone had different expectations of what it should look like, or what it should be like, or perform like,” he said. Artisphere: ‘Doomed from the start’ 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

And that's a very unrealistic expectation of a plant being built or refurbished in America. "American Factory" filmmakers on how the Dayton-set doc became one of the year's most joyful movies 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

“Aerial America” takes viewers’ expectations for dramatic views to an extreme. Amber Waves, From Spacious Skies 2011-07-22T21:24:33Z

It offers all the fun of an ordinary prom, but without its pressures and expectations. Spare Times for Children Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

But I get what it’s like to cup your hands in expectation of refreshing, clear confirmation of your expectations and have a scoop of a stranger’s guts slop into your palms instead. “We can’t just be going through all of this for nothing”: The final season of “The Leftovers” finds its power in the confusion of loss 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

Swap those shoulder pads for sequins, and suddenly the expectations are different, even when the work is no less grueling. Perspective | The most painful part of Kamila Valieva’s Olympic stumble was what happened after she left the ice 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

If members of Tifatul’s party can’t keep up with his moral code, can he really expect the public to meet his expectations of piety? Ramadan porn-block blitz 2012-07-21T01:00:00Z

"We're just a humble little French town looking forward to a big evening in Los Angeles next month, but without any expectations," says Beldjoudi. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z

This expectation of putting on a brave face is present in settings closer to home, as well. Trump treats essential workers as expendable, and many Americans are following his dangerous lead 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Though it was written with a female audience in mind, sexist expectations marginalized the movie. What Megan Fox Taught Me About the Power of Subversive Girls 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

If Mr Eka feels burdened by other people’s expectations, he does not show it. Burning bright 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

If something is slung up on YouTube without fanfare, your expectations are ultimately zero. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: how Netflix totalled Seinfeld's star vehicle 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

At first he was discouraged by Garfield's "culture of low expectations, gang activity and administrative apathy," Miller said. Teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' film dies 2010-03-31T00:48:00Z

The price nevertheless fell short of the auction house’s expectations at a time when the once red-hot market for collectibles has begun to cool amid geopolitical uncertainty and rising interest rates. 1962 Ferrari Brings $51.7 Million at Sotheby’s 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z

Her contortions are mesmerizing, and for a moment we relax in expectation that “Over the Limit” will be a rather soothing sports documentary. Review: A Russian Gymnast Goes ‘Over the Limit’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

“Mad Men” keeps confounding expectations — the ’60s fashion, mores and cultural landmarks keep getting more familiar, but the characters maintain an elusive weirdness. Television: Changes for Fourth Season of ?Mad Men? 2010-07-16T19:01:00Z

While it was No. 1 in North America, ticket sales in North America fell well below expectations: $29 million, according to Comscore. ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Breaks Down at the Box Office 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

But if the group is still tweaking expectations today, the world around it has changed significantly. Faith No More with new 'Sol Invictus' album: 'We can do anything we want' 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z

Like a mother scanning her child's report card, a movie company knows that grades are a balancing act: achievement vs. expectations. Box Office: A Muted Start for X-Men's Baby Mutants 2011-06-05T14:50:00Z

You mentioned watching the Woody Allen documentary—what were your expectations going into filming, based on that? “Refreshingly Honest”: Cate Blanchett on Working with Woody Allen 2013-07-18T16:16:38Z

Speaking when the new dates were first announced in December 2012, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, the show's composer, described how the audience's reaction "surpassed our expectations". Jesus Christ Superstar tour delayed 2013-02-06T10:23:53Z

It more than lived up to her expectations. Could You Transplant a Head? This Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein Thought So. 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

“We’re putting on an escape, and for the public, there’s still that expectation.” Skin Deep: No-Makeup Look As a New Beauty Standard 2014-05-07T21:45:08Z

The more a wine costs, the greater the expectations that arrive with it. Flowery, Yes. But the Wines of Fleurie Offer More. 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

Even though critics lambasted the movie, the opening was within the Time Warner Inc unit's expectations. "The Rite" leads Oscar-fueled box office 2011-01-30T18:05:50Z

But to pay your staff correctly while fulfilling customer and critic expectations and turn a profit is incredibly difficult. Many restaurants won't make it through Covid-19. Those that do should reinvent the industry | Duncan Welgemoed 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

But surely the bigger his shows become, the more pressure there is to live up to fans' expectations? Critic's choice: Steven Moffat 2011-01-03T08:00:07Z

One of the movie’s main twists actually relies, at least in part, on subverting the audience’s racial expectations. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”: A bold bid for diversity that doesn’t land its punch 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

But it’s going to be difficult for the brand to shed Barbie’s image as the epitome of everything that’s wrong with beauty expectations. Off with her head! Girls' disdain for Barbie is a sign Mattel needs to do more 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

There was, to be honest, a slight letdown when Ms. Hudson showed up in the wake of all that feverish expectation. How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

That means adjusted expectations for acts coming from abroad, a topic covered in depth during Thursday afternoon’s industry panels with an international focus, some more heavily attended than the musical showcases. CMJ’s Lineup Adopts a Growing International Accent 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

This is a book that confounds our expectations of what a novel should look and sound like. ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ arises from a tragic footnote in American history 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

“It’s our expectation and hope that there will be a demand for a further life, and Broadway is the next step,” he said, “but there is nothing specifically planned.” ArtsBeat: 'Funny Girl' Revival Is Headed for Los Angeles 2011-03-16T13:16:52Z

It helps that the movie plays against expectations, if gently. Review: ‘Kapoor & Sons’ Centers on an Indian Family’s Flaws 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

It’s a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation.” Buzz Over Ayana Mathis’s ‘Twelve Tribes of Hattie’ 2012-12-10T22:42:33Z

But there, among cathedral spires and castle parapets, the animation studio Cartoon Saloon has carved out a factory of hand-drawn artistry and local folklore that has persisted and flourished well beyond its creators’ expectations. How an Irish town became home for an animation powerhouse 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

She fully admits being naive, quirky, young for her age and ill-attuned to the social expectations of another culture. Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox – review 2013-05-01T12:06:08Z

It also shows Gilligan’s willingness to try upend expectations about tone, pacing and style, as it is in many ways a very different beast from its progenitor. El Camino: what can we expect from Netflix's Breaking Bad movie? 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

If I tell you I’ve been to Utica or Fresno and had a surprisingly wonderful time, you start building up your expectations. Pick of the week: Couples therapy with Meryl and Tommy Lee 2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

It is exhausting not only to be on the receiving end of these expectations, but also to have constantly to explain them. Daniel Kaluuya: ‘I'm not a spokesman. No one’s expected to speak for all white people’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

“That said, I’m watching a big upturn as we head toward the spring with the hope and expectation that Omicron won’t be as present.” Touring Through Omicron: Broadway Shows Hit Bumps on the Road 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

“You were working for prestige. Your expectations were supposed to be low.” U.S. Museums See Rise in Unions Even as Labor Movement Slumps 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Wynn contends that this expectation is itself rooted in troublesome gender roles. It’s a boy! It’s a girl! For some parents, learning their baby’s sex is a disappointment 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

But with “Metals” in 2011, she shook off any lingering commercial expectations, recasting her ambitions with more complex songwriting draped in grand, intricate musical layers. Feist Wants to Ask You Some Questions About Sadness 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Fictionalized anchorwomen come in a couple of models — let’s call them the Murphy Brown and the Corky Sherwood — who represent the dual expectations for women in the role. The Sexual Predator’s TV Wife 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

I hold up this stereotype of college—an addled, existential wrestling with knowledge among arcane intellectuals—not as an ideal, but as a dramatic foil to Millennial expectation. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z

Her self-worth was wrapped up in her appearance, and although she was never what most would consider overweight, she never quite met her own expectations. Review: Om is where the heart is 2013-01-24T19:09:08Z

This advice is problematic only if there is a chasm between expectations and reality. The Getaway: What a Great Trip! And I’m Not Even There Yet 2014-05-07T16:23:49Z

It must balance scientific advice with myriad expectations from fishers, local communities, conservationists, corporations and consumers. Illuminating dark seas: Why fisheries management must be more transparent 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Much like The Greatest Showman, Venom appears to have been punished for its refusal to meet audience expectations. Is Tom Hardy's Venom the new Greatest Showman? 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

Even the “Live Your Life” rapper seemed impressed by the event, calling it an “extravagant party … and as the founder of trap music my expectations are high.” Lenny Kravitz wows at private party during Miami Art week 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z

While “Tár” unfolds in a rarefied cultural space, where aesthetic perfection seems less an ideal than a daily expectation, it also plants itself in a tawdry and contentious zone of contemporary discourse. ‘Tár’ Review: A Maestro Faces the Music 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

This fourth installment in 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age" franchise took in about $46 million in North America over the weekend, a No. 1 finish at the box office and on par with Fox's expectations. ArtsBeat: 'Ice Age' Installment Is a Tepid First at the Box Office 2012-07-15T16:59:22Z

"Members of the academy love surprises, so about the worst thing that can happen to you is if you've built up an expectation," Day-Lewis told reporters. Argo wins top Screen Actors Guild prize, boosting Oscar hopes 2013-01-28T08:21:45Z

“The expectation yesterday at work was that we were just supposed to keep going, and it was hard because I was so traumatized.” Yoga? Weaving? Vigils? The Search for Postelection Calm 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

I’m not even talking about what Taranto huffily refers to as “contemporary society’s expectation that young women be at least as career-minded as young men.” Wall Street Journal gets a D in feminism 2013-04-02T20:11:00Z

Prince, who only started using Twitter a year ago, stoked expectations by releasing Clouds, the first track from Art Official Age on SoundCloud. Electric Concerts, Mediocre Albums: How Prince Thrives at 56 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Reid said he doesn’t burden his dates with expectations. Date Lab: A goodbye hug was denied (for social distancing concerns) 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

What have been the biggest challenges that you’ve had to face in your career given people’s expectations of who you are based on how you sound? Sam Elliott: 'My security comes from the fact I've never done a job for money' 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

But it would be strange if literary taste-making was the one place where gender expectations and assumptions played no role, wouldn't it? A touch of Franzenfreude 2010-09-19T20:00:00Z

It’s kind of scary and exciting that there’s expectation out there and you’d better fulfill it. ArtsBeat: An Interview With Michael Apted 2010-12-10T17:27:00Z

"It operates under a different set of rules and expectations." 'This American Life' cancels Apple show 2012-03-16T17:51:00Z

We’re not bound by old expectations of when to open or not to open. ?Spider-Man? Producers Say Delay Is Justified 2011-01-15T00:10:25Z

“It’s a heady cocktail of anticipation, expectation, arrival and survival.” Maternity leave is not a vacation, mom says in passionate LinkedIn post 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

Unlike her mother, however, she pursued her personal dreams, not others’ expectations. Jona Frank: Between Reality and Fantasy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

It’s a classic example of what George W. Bush called, in a 2000 speech to the NAACP, “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” The Best Man Holiday Is Not Like Other Blockbusters — But Not Because of Race 2013-11-19T23:43:21Z

And yet the two transcended not merely expectations but Coldplay’s tepid set. Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show Transcended Expectations 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

The span of eras—and the new expectations of new times, including the reckoning with changing mores and their conflicts with the social codes on which the social set runs—is embedded in the film. “Metropolitan” and the Enduring Plight of the U.H.B. 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

“Professorial” and “patient” are words that frequently come up describing Kalbfleisch, which makes it funny when he breaks expectations. Jon Kalbfleisch tunes up ‘A Little Night Music’ 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

The gulf between expectation and reality was kind of funny. Mary Elizabeth Winstead: from scream queen to alcoholic in Smashed 2012-11-29T16:57:00Z

Things were only going to get better if people were willing to set aside their expectations and embrace perspectives and experiences outside their own. 50 years after Robert Kennedy’s assassination: Don’t get caught up in conspiracy theories 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

And to the extent that “Kings” serves as a brake on expectations for the upcoming midterm elections, it may be a timely corrective for its intended audience. Review: In ‘Kings,’ Washington Is Where Idealism Goes to Die 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

As we interact more and more with machines, both knowingly and unknowingly, our own expectations around both work and art will change, and labels will start to dissolve. The Mechanical Muse 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

By staking a claim on the historical record, Mr. Weir needlessly burdens his story, investing it with an expectation of brute truth that this overly temperate film doesn’t want to meet. | 'The Way Back': Pushing the Limits of Endurance 2011-01-20T23:13:53Z

Despite goody bags’ ubiquity, Ms. Post called them “totally optional, not a must” and encouraged parents to band together and “work to tone down the expectations.” Gifts to Young Party Guests Irk Some Parents 2012-02-29T22:54:38Z

The book is “history that reads like biography that reads like a novel — a fluid narrative that defies expectations and plays against type,” our critic Jennifer Szalai writes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

But the claim that it was "based on a true story" created greater expectations in me. Why Argo is hard for Iranians to watch 2012-11-13T16:56:00Z

The revolutionary thing about “Our Planet” is how it subverts this genre by following its structure and expectations. Watching ‘Our Planet,’ Where the Predator Is Us 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Eminem set an ambitious goal by revisiting the album that most consider to be his best, but the debut single “Berzerk” shows that the album may live up to expectations. Fall 2013 Music Preview 2013-09-06T09:45:57Z

If my only interest was in talking with him about writing, would consenting to such a meeting—with all its implicit expectations—be misleading or manipulative? #MeToo and Encounters That Resist Easy Moralizing 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

And yet, in spite of the director’s observant naturalism and indifference to the usual expectations of plot, character and performance, “Le Quattro Volte” is not a documentary. | 'Le Quattro Volte': Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life 2011-03-29T22:23:21Z

Teachers and cops viewed him with suspicion, and eventually he seemed to fulfill their expectations. Review | Kwame Onwuachi’s new memoir is a must-read on what it’s like to be a young, black chef in America 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

The series says a lot about expectations and assumptions foisted on people of color in social situations, like with dating and the party scenes. Arturo Castro's “Alternatino": Comedy that's "leaving a little blood in the water" 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z

The low expectations and minor miracles of his long rehabilitation are well-documented. Edwyn Collins 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

His essay on Sappho draws on recently discovered fragments of her work, which reveal a poet who might not conform to current expectations. A Critic Considers the ‘Ecstasy and Terror’ of Today With the Help of a Few Ancients 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

PENNY: There’s this expectation that we have to be perfect and excellent all the time. ‘Insecure’ Broke Ground by Embracing Imperfection 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

And that kind of expectation as to what the tone will strike is, I think, what what keeps the audience pretty sucked in. "Barry" star Anthony Carrigan on the finale: "Something lights up inside of Hank" 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

Try to lower your expectations before the unwrapping begins. Why Doesn’t Anyone Put as Much Effort Into Secret Santa as I Do? 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

There’s this expectation that we must justify our choice. Women Who Said No to Motherhood 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

A year earlier, the planned trilogy of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials was canned after the first film, The Golden Compass, failed to live up to expectations at the US box-office. From Harry Potter to Narnia: the pressure on film franchises to perform 2010-12-09T22:59:00Z

The pressure to not only showcase the gifts given by a valentine but also the fact of the existence of this person swells expectations this time of year. Millennial mating rituals shift to favor digital quality over digital quantity 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

Josie, whose expectations are much lower, refuses to make even that much of a fuss. "Bottoms" takes a swing at the meaning of ugly, reclaiming it for us average, untalented people 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z

I do not want to draw too many inferences from one note, but there is a cultural expectation around little girls and affection. Perspective | How much empathy can I expect from a 5-year-old? 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

So when my mom would say that, I felt sad that she thought she had to lessen my expectations. Fox News' Shannon Bream: Even a complicated Christmas can be full of joy 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

He understands that people come to the Olson House with expectations, but he is unapologetic about the museum’s decision to present it without accoutrements. The Pilgrims Who Visit the House in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Sky Atlantic When Boardwalk Empire first arrived on television, it was in a cloud of hype and high expectations. Boardwalk Empire: a slow-burner with a fierce flame 2012-09-28T14:15:00Z

She struggles with the expectation that our politicians be spontaneous and unfiltered and off the cuff, even though that’s only something we sometimes say we want. Ted Cruz’s mean streak: How his “likability” campaign faces different battles than Hillary’s 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

“It was beyond my wildest expectations,” Ms. Hart, who also wrote the show, said of that first performance. ?Never Sleep Alone? Leads to Audience Relationships 2011-11-30T22:45:03Z

Ultimately much familiarity probably won't be seen as a deal breaker in this time of such low expectations. Bryan Cranston is breaking bad in familiar ways for Showtime's dark thriller "Your Honor" 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z

That these expectations are as damaging as they are ingrained is obvious, and that a veteran female choreographer would find them so appalling is predictable. Dance Review: She?s Plastic, Beautiful and Rules the World 2011-07-01T21:25:58Z

In the play “Mary Page Marlowe,” she plays just one: a woman exasperated with the expectations of domestic life. Tatiana Maslany Contains Multitudes 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

He loves to guilt-trip his children and has such high expectations for them that when his son brings home an excellent report card, he still gets scolded: “An A minus is not an A.” Theater Review: ‘Rangoon’ by Mayank Keshaviah at Clurman Theater 2012-06-03T21:20:20Z

But more important than an evolving business model is the recognition of a new set of expectations. For 'The Killing,' closure is less than thrilling 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

As someone who grew up listening to Don Shirley and was very interested in Don Shirley, I probably went into that movie with the wrong expectations and came out of it very frustrated. From "Soul Train" to Don Shirley, new book celebrates the history of Black performance in America 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

At some point in Koenig’s narrative, people realized they weren’t going to get all the answers and adjusted their expectations accordingly. “The Jinx” bombshell and our uneasy relationship with doubt: Even in a post- “Serial” world, we still want all the answers 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

But I'm still struggling, and I've realized now that I've gotten my degree, I have no idea what I want to do next, outside of other people's expectations. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You’re absent-minded, but your heart is all there. Listen to it. 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

“The Colbert Report” was a comedy show that defied all expectations from its very first episode. Stephen Colbert’s greatest hits: Our favorite moments from 9 years of “The Colbert Report” 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

The studio was skeptical, but the movie — released in 1949 and now on Blu-ray — confounded expectations with its commercial and critical success. William A. Wellman, Two-Fisted Director With Heart, in Six Takes 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

I felt like I far exceeded any expectation that I put on myself as far as accolades for music. | Kelis Explains How She Got from ‘Milkshake’ to Her Own Cooking Show 2014-04-04T20:03:34Z

Despite the expectations of the music industry – and doubtless of his label, Domino – Cole Williams will not be rushed into playing gigs. Child of Lov cancels first festival gigs 2013-05-30T12:26:21Z

Many are disgusted by the news that, contrary to our expectations, at least one teacher has a high salary. Why shouldn't a teacher earn more than Dave? After all, he's a class act 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

This expectation bleeds into all other areas of Midge's life. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel": Midge made Susie who she is 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

This pessimism extends to the expectations he has for his own research, which he likes to question: “I get a sense of movement and discovery whenever I find a flaw in my thinking.” The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

And the surging popularity of both men offers a living commentary on our expectations, and prejudices, about gender and age. Why does Bernie Sanders dress like that? Because he can. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

With Mark Twain, cosmic laughter and a revelatory overturning of moral expectation. Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

There are movies such as "Drive" that infamously return abysmal CinemaScores because of the gap between expectation and experience. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and the dawn of movie hate-watching 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

Paramount’s family comedy “Playing With Fire” scored third place, arriving ahead of expectations with $12 million from 3,125 venues. 'Midway' Defeats 'Doctor Sleep' in Surprise Box Office Upset 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

Will his children’s tale survive the freight of expectations? ‘The Hobbit’: overstuffed but jaw-dropping | Movie review 2012-12-13T03:01:34Z

We are not talking about a life of luxury and ease, but about modest comforts and reasonable expectations: a decent job with health benefits and vacation time, a loving family, a house of your own. | 'Take Shelter': ?Take Shelter,? With Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain 2011-09-29T22:13:08Z

No one gave Brown their money with the expectation that he would necessarily do anything with it, good or bad, short of probably, eventually, making some potato salad. The Potato Salad Guy Should Keep Every Penny 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

For new delis like Rye Society, that means managing expectations. The Jewish deli is having a moment in places where you’d least expect it 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

They celebrated family bonds as they struggled with high expectations, psychological trauma and cultural differences. In 1993, ‘Joy Luck Club’ Changed Hollywood. Until It Didn’t. 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

I also think that they have their own expectations of what that will be and I am not my uncle or my father. Rob Belushi takes on family business with TV show 2013-02-18T18:16:04Z

Accelerated maturity and new expectations were the texture of the times. 'There are no different truths': the last years of Soviet cinema 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

It also means the narrative expectations laid out by that central premise are free to be upturned at every step. Terrible name, terrific sitcom: how Schitt's Creek became a surprise hit 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

What you’re saying is, because your expectation seems so reasonable, it’s also reasonable to expect her to meet it — and wait around, miserably, till she complies. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Clearing a path through the eggshells to talk to a depressed spouse 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

What these things inculcated, he suggests, was “second-rateness and low expectations.” Books of The Times: J. G. Ballard’s Memoir, ‘Miracles of Life’ 2013-02-05T21:10:03Z

The only reasonable expectations to toe the line are in the case of social justice issues where your silence adds or is complicit in another person’s suffering. Perspective | Opting out of a school fundraiser puts parents in hot water 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

It's about never giving up, as somehow holding onto yourself while the demands of the unpaid and unappreciated job, and the expectations of our society, try to tear you apart, to erase you. The superpower of “She Said” is also its undoing: Motherhood 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

Before bringing devices into the picture, sit down as a family and talk about the expectations of how, and how much, they will be used, Hill says. 6 ways parents can help kids strike a balance between screen time and the real world 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

There’s an expectation of comment on sustainability, social justice, police reform and, soon, a presidential election. What It Means to Be a Gen Z Beauty Brand Today 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

“There has been less tolerance for lateness because there is expectation that you have more control over your time and so you should be on time.” Punctuality Is Having a Moment 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z

Much of the material in “Once and Forever” fulfills a reader’s expectations of fairy tales. Dark Fairy Tales From a Now-Vanished Agrarian Japan 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

The rewards have been great, but the weight of expectation was enormous. The wall is coming: Trump becomes world's worst Game of Thrones fan 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

Asked whether he was conscious of choreographing for a ballet audience rather than a Broadway audience, Mr. Wheeldon said it was a question of practicalities rather than expectations. Robert Fairchild Crosses Back to Ballet, Gershwin in Tow 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

“There are reduced expectations for the younger generation, and this is the first time this has happened in American history,” Mr. Thiel says. Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

“I also want to be transparent,” he added, “in setting the expectation that in order to achieve our goal of becoming the global audio platform, these kinds of disputes will be inevitable.” Spotify Stands by Joe Rogan: ‘Canceling Voices Is a Slippery Slope’ 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Fifty-five percent said the pandemic changed their expectations for marriage, and they’re prioritizing their relationship above anything else. The Great Pandemic Wedding Boom 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z

Then, embrace this cramped coexistence as exceptional and temporary, and release all judgments, expectations and resentments of them. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Feeling lost while living with girlfriend’s parents 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

Ware sets expectations even higher by burdening her new novel with a brazen title: “The Turn of the Key.” Review | Think you’ve read every twist on the nanny-in-distress novel? Ruth Ware adds a new wrinkle. 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

The tightening terror of this first chapter is impossible to break away from, but “Valentine” is a novel that serpentines around our expectations. Review | Elizabeth Wetmore’s ‘Valentine’ is a thrilling debut that deserves your attention 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

By definition, genre films are more concerned with meeting conventional expectations than defying them, and so are the films being remade. Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z

Dreamworks Animation's latest film, "Penguins of Madagascar," opened below expectations over the Thanksgiving weekend. Dreamworks' 'Penguins' opens below forecasts 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

I mean it's been so beyond my wildest expectations at every single turn. Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

How did Jurassic World exceed or fall short of your expectations? Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on Bridge of Spies, Racism in Hollywood and Star Wars 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

Ms. Zepeda-Wilkins worried at first that expectations in San Diego, when it came to Mexican food, might be narrow. A San Diego Chef Taps the Crosscurrents of the Mexican Border 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

What Avedon’s murals recall is not only the force photography once had at scale, but how we reduced our expectations of the medium as it shrank to shareable size. Avedon at Large 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

By exceeding expectations the would-be dancing star paradoxically ended up right back where she began: as Sarah Palin’s daughter. | Bristol Dances in Circles 2010-11-24T12:08:00Z

High Maintenance, the first show that Vimeo funded, also adds to those high expectations. The Outs: the best TV show not on TV explores the lives of gay Brooklynites 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

And so, yes, you and your husband definitely should address your mother-in-law issues before you load a First Christmas Together’s worth of expectations on that rickety sleigh. Carolyn Hax: Married couple’s first Christmas fraught with in-law stress 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

I had no expectation or intention of having a hit record. Fifty-odd years in, Maria Muldaur finds much happiness in the blues 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

He seemed uncomfortable with the expectation that he was the correspondent for black America. Ta-Nehisi Coates and a Generation Waking Up 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Self-selected groups tend to share something — if not a set of well understood norms and expectations, at least a common interest or purpose. The Secret to a Better Internet? Post Less, Chat More. 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

But she's aware of the expectations some attach to new comedy specials from one of the "greats," as she somewhat jokingly refers to herself in the special. "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

“The most memorable stories address familial expectations placed on the next generation,” Jac Jemc writes, reviewing the book alongside two other story collections. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

Lost jobs, bruised egos and failed expectations fill every middle-aged dude’s shopping cart. Even in Hemingway’s Woods, Sometimes a Man Needs to Cry 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

And yet everything is also natural, true to life, true to our expectations of psychology and emotion. The Story Is the Thing: On Lucia Berlin 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

The theme of both stories is the ideology of success and its casualties; the ways the expectation of material comfort becomes a spiritual quest and a psychological hazard. Movie Review: Todd Solondz’s ‘Dark Horse’ Stars Jordan Gelber 2012-06-07T21:43:01Z

They were housewives when that was the expectation. Three audacious women before audacious was in 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

When Haider acquiesces to his dad’s expectations — he finds a job, and his wife is forced out of hers — the entire home’s stability comes tumbling down. ‘Joyland’ Review: A Target of Gossip 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

“Here” is before us now, and it almost entirely exceeds expectation. ‘Here,' Richard McGuire’s New Graphic Novel 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

“You can’t become someone you’re not in practice, and you can’t make the music become something that it’s not ready to be. It’s just difficult, though, to reconcile that with expectations, sometimes.” Hilary Hahn Practices in Public, Wherever and However She Is 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

As Eicher sang and played guitar, and the team unrolled his latest book to weeping fans like Malik, Sparks felt the weight of his readers’ expectations. Nicholas Sparks hits a tear-soaked milestone: 20 years of sentimental love stories 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

It seems equally clear that such expectations will not be fulfilled. Review: ‘Really’ Compares the Fixed Image With Life’s Flux 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

The country’s first blockbuster set in space, “The Wandering Earth,” opens Tuesday amid grandiose expectations that it will represent the dawning of a new era in Chinese filmmaking. China’s Film Industry Finally Joins the Space Race 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

In his own mind, Antoine is a simple fellow with reasonable expectations, whose rage when they aren’t met is surely justified. Review: In ‘Custody,’ a Father Terrorizes His Family 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Leading up to the domestic debut of "Amazing Spider-Man" last Tuesday, Hollywood had expectations of a six-day total of around $120 million for the film by the end of Fourth of July weekend. Spidey swings back to action with $140M launch 2012-07-08T19:51:09Z

She added that it "confirmed and surpassed our expectations." Mislabeled work by African-American artist is museum's gain 2012-02-21T00:29:04Z

"I built so much expectation with that vocalist that I was feeling a little crushed," he said backstage after collecting the Grammy. SHOW BITS: What? .fun not young, Adele not cool? 2013-02-11T02:44:09Z

Anyone going to “Spaceman” with the expectation of seeing a version of the major league career of Bill Lee, the pitcher known by that nickname, will be frustrated, maybe even annoyed. Review: In ‘Spaceman,’ a Pitcher Specializing in Brashness 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

But the only way to do the role is to accept all of the history and expectations so they don’t psych you out. The New Bunny, Artie and Bananas 2011-04-16T02:00:44Z

To think that presenting women as presents to be unwrapped does not shape social expectations is to fool yourself. Victoria's Secret Is Trying to Change With the Times. Or Is It? 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Fans’ expectations for the new film are stratospheric for several reasons. 'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

Dudamel made this an absolutely joyous symphony of swells, implying climaxes but never fully reaching them so that we could have the continual expectation of more. Mahler lives! Dudamel gives his most impressive performance yet with L.A. Phil 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

The question was whether the current recession is serious but temporary, or whether it represents a permanent change in the ambitions and expectations of U.S. opera companies. Opera companies, notably in Seattle, face money trouble 2012-08-09T00:41:03Z

Some of the characters at first seem like they are cast from teenage drama cookie-cutter molds, but they defy expectations. 5 Spooky Halloween Comics for Horror Fans 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile "How Do You Know" opened at No. 8 with just $7.6 million in the United States and Canada, far short of modest expectations in the $12 million range. "Tron" leads weak pack of newcomers at box office 2010-12-20T02:05:27Z

Speaking of expectations, Matt Groening’s new series arrives with a boatload of them. Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

In a city and a clan filled with expectations for her, that is no easy task. Katharine Weymouth Takes Charge at the Washington Post 2013-08-02T20:48:16Z

"If you read the commentary, it kind of drilled down into the expectation of how, emotionally, a woman should act in these scenarios," says Barlow, a 37-year-old resident of Portsmouth, England. Head games in 'Her Story' will make you feel almost like a true detective 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

You know, I had no expectations for what it would be like because it was so unexpected. Maggie Smith on her memoir's unanswerable questions and feeling ambivalent about "Good Bones" 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z

That very name, Ahamefule, turns into another trigger for deflating expectations, when Mr. Oluo meets a Nigerian in a bar who translates it for him correctly. Review: ‘Now I’m Fine,’ Ahamefule J. Oluo’s Take on Himself 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

In six months, Frost would flee England for the safety of New Hampshire; he would take Thomas's son with him in the expectation that the rest of the Thomas family would follow. Edward Thomas, Robert Frost and the road to war 2011-07-29T21:57:01Z

New offerings, along with a number of holdovers, were able to draw muggles and crack the top five as comedy “Instant Family” and heist drama “Widows” each opened relatively on par with expectations. Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts 2' charms with $62 million debut 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z

“My expectations were so low, I thought it was going to be a nice way to see everyone’s faces — sort of a cocktail party,” she said. Perspective | A Tony-winning director finds a rewarding new way to build a musical in the age of covid-19 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

"There's an expectation that someone in that position might not behave 100% well. So he never wants anyone to be able to say that he was a diva — ever." Daniel Radcliffe hopes the magic is gone and he'll be taken seriously 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

After Sunday's episode many rounded on series editor Vanessa Whitburn, demanding on the show's official message board that she apologize, or resign, for raising false expectations of catastrophe. On-air drama as radio soap 'The Archers' turns 60 2011-01-04T16:29:08Z

We add responsibilities and expectations and place new demands on ourselves. The key to keeping your New Year's resolutions: subtraction 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

“Keeping up with expectations, other peoples’ and my own, is such a burden. FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go. 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

“It keeps me accountable to how I want my ideas to come across. I have to communicate in a different way. I have to work with less expectation, and I think that’s really healthy.” A Choreographer Finds His Way, Getting Lost in the Stars 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

“I had zero expectation of it coming to anything,” India said. Date Lab: She was so nervous she left her apartment in slippers 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

It wasn't my favorite scene to shoot just because there was so much pressure of expectation. Q&A: Jackman, Hathaway dream a dream in 'Les Miz' 2012-12-14T13:41:19Z

This disaster could have been averted if it had been introduced by a historian from the outset in order to manage expectations. The Last Czars: the historical drama that the whole of Russia is laughing at 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

Cameron Diaz wants nothing to do with your expectations for her. Cameron Diaz: 'Not looking, not not looking' to marry, 'just living' 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Perhaps more surprising is that Mr. Ferrell arrived at “The Office” feeling pressure to fulfill the expectations of the tightly knit cast members and eager to bond with them. Television: Discomfort Zones 2011-04-06T16:02:12Z

We wanted a free-wheeling, uncensored Thanksgiving, where we could leave the demands of others and the expectations of traditions behind and talk about sex and women instead. The Thanksgiving this vegetarian finally gave in and cooked a turkey 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

The show used our expectations about chosen outsiders and underdogs against us. 'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: Shocking Deaths and a Walk of Shame 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

It was such a huge moment and there was so much expectation. Here's What Rupert Grint Thought About Kissing Emma Watson 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

“Your expectations get knocked down and your patient’s expectations are knocked down.” 2010-01-21T17:07:00Z

Dr Paul Sendziuk, head of history at the University of Adelaide, says Australians perhaps expect more of their country given its advantages, and judge it more harshly when it fails to live up to expectations. 'A spoilt brat country': the Australians overseas who decided not to come home 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z

Mr. Payton, a ferociously gifted trumpeter originally from New Orleans, has spent much of his career sidestepping expectations. Music Review: Words and Music: A Jazz Trumpeter Plays, Sings and Blogs 2011-03-02T22:19:39Z

Sometimes we end up double-booking anyway, because life’s like that, but it helps get that out in front instead of dealing with it after small children build up expectations or you have put down deposits. Carolyn Hax: Timing of a birthday blowout turns toxic in one family 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

It doesn’t sound particularly exciting, but this is a platform designed to be watched while you are on the toilet, so let’s temper our expectations a little. From Judge Chrissy Teigen to Idris Elba’s Top Gear: 10 bizarre shows to watch on Quibi 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

The Williams recordings were released 60 years after the singer’s death, at which point any expectation of new material had been more or less extinguished. Pink Floyd’s Endless River Is Just the Latest Album to Recycle Old Material 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

In the early days in Chicago, Saul and Anita rebelled against their parents' expectations and refused to keep kosher. Greg Bellow: My father, Saul 2013-04-27T08:01:15Z

That “Girls” immediately deflated the line — “or at least a voice of a generation” — didn’t keep it from carrying the burden of representation, the expectation that it speak for a collective we of millions. Review: ‘Girls’ Finale Walks Into the Future, Pantless and Unbowed 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

“Any future occupant benefits from the departure of the expectations placed on the role over time,” McBride said. Melania Trump’s presence at the State of the Union marks the end of a long stretch without public events 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

But despite the skeptics and outcry over the series' decision to stray away from the books, Ashley persevered and delivered a performance that exceeded expectations. The best breakout TV performances of the year, from twins and vamps to werewolves and superheroes 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, Higgs dismisses the idea that Blake “took psychedelic drugs, and this was an explanation for his work,” but my expectations were not entirely misdirected. Songs of Innocence, Experience and a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z

We respect old stars, but we want them to meet our expectations, to keep on doing what they’ve always done. No More Country for Old Men 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

“Finally at this moment, we’re like, O.K., maybe we’re both mature enough and our expectations are more realistic of what we want from each other,” he explained. | Phillip Lim’s Stylish Everyday Wardrobe for Target 2013-08-09T13:00:28Z

I wonder if among the many kinds of confinement on Roberts’s mind lately, one might be the Ailey expectation of uplift. At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

In telephone interviews, Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Eagle, a rapper based in Los Angeles, discussed tackling provocative issues onstage, creating work that rises to meet audiences’ expectations and more. In ‘The New Negroes,’ Unpacking the Politics Behind a Word 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

What’s really striking about him, a century on, is just how deep his dissatisfaction ran and how high his expectations were for himself and for his life. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The horror of the first world war is all the more intense because of the disparity between people's expectations – the pro-war euphoria that swept European cities in August 1914 – and the reality of mass slaughter. Jon Savage on song: The Zombies ? Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 2011-03-17T09:32:54Z

Doyle reminds us that we shouldn’t be so quick to judge women in terms of degrading ­stereotypes or unrealistic expectations. What We Can Learn From Women Who Break the Rules 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

This film is really making a promise to the audience, so they're not wrong to have those expectations. Prometheus: the making of a new myth 2012-05-25T23:01:00Z

Think of a promising young professional athlete who, once he or she hits the field or court or rink, fails to live up to the public’s expectations. The Prospect doesn’t deliver on its promising scouting report 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Elementary school: where my child learned to wait in line and raise his hand, how to cuss, what outdated gender norms were and how to have very specific toy expectations. How I learned to stop worrying and love Elf on the Shelf 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

She responds to the strictures and expectations as we might imagine anyone would. Isabel Wilkerson on Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and the Great Migration 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

But hours later, she announced her departure from the race, capping a deep and long slide for a candidate who entered the campaign last summer with very high expectations. Bachmann out of GOP presidential race 2012-01-04T19:05:00Z

Coming in at second for the weekend: "The Boy Next Door," which met expectations with a solid $15 million debut. 'American Sniper' again dominates box office; 'Mortdecai' flops 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

But maybe five years is just how long it takes to shake free of the long echoes of other people’s perceptions and expectations. Kendrick Lamar, Mortal Icon 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

Fans of Bill James — baseball fans, in other words — will have many of their expectations confounded by his new book. Books of The Times: Crunch the Numbers; Solve a Famous Murder 2011-06-02T21:24:11Z

It is — even if it doesn’t succeed in living up to all of their expectations — it is life changing. The chef and owner of the Inn at Little Washington has a big pet peeve 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

That reaction was based on a fan’s expectation of receiving all the answers to questions the series posed throughout its run. "Watchmen" creator Damon Lindelof talks about America's white superhero complex 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

More so, it serves as an analogy for contemporary notions of social life and their reasonable expectations of privacy. Four ways your privacy is being invaded 2012-09-11T13:44:00Z

“Horror Stories” offered an unvarnished, unforgiving view of relationships, infidelities and false expectations. Perspective | Liz Phair is back, and she’s setting the record — and the record business — straight 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

My happiest holidays have always been the ones with the fewest expectations or demands. I can't wait to not do Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

There are somewhat trivial examples in marketing and fads and much more important examples such as gender roles and expectations, family structures etc. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

But this movie is not a dark portrait of the expectations of a fickle audience. ‘Stan & Ollie’ Review: Laurel and Hardy, a Double Act as Romance 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

I would guess that Ennis’ victory was the greater win because of the weight of expectations that followed her into the Games. NBC blows it again 2012-08-06T11:59:00Z

Even Cruise's Nazi Germany drama "Valkyrie," which arrived with modest expectations two years ago, did better with $21 million in its first weekend. 'Toy Story 3,' Sandler are hot, Tom Cruise not 2010-06-27T20:16:00Z

And which makes it impossible to keep their fingers on the pulse of the changing tastes and expectations of an audience that’s 50 percent female, and increasingly unwilling to pretend otherwise. Perspective | Harvey Weinstein embodies a culture whose power is on the wane 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

The men show in their comportment their expectation to be regarded as professionals. Black Can Be Even More Beautiful 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

Soft, frayed and separated by inhospitable patches of silence, they announced themselves almost apologetically: aware, perhaps, of how short they fell of traditional expectations of how music — or a trumpet — should sound. Review: Peter Evans Teaches His Trumpet a New Vocabulary 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

Not that it can’t be done, or done well, but viewers have the expectation to keep seeing their favorite characters and wondering what happened to them. Fargo will return for a second season, but you might not recognise it 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

One great thing about life is its habit of confounding expectations. I've never seen ... Titanic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

This novel completely subverted my expectations, in the best of ways: the surprise for the reader is that Justin, the son, returns home safely — in fact, quite early on in the book. Bret Anthony Johnston: I’m just trying to write a PJ Harvey album 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

There wasn't this broad expectation of laughter in every scene. Can anything derail "Glee" from Emmy glory? 2010-08-10T05:46:00Z

A recent article titled “Why is AI Female?” made the connection that gendered labor, in service professions in particular, is fueling our expectations for gendered AI assistants and service robots. From Siri to sexbots: Female AI reinforces a toxic desire for passive, agreeable and easily dominated women 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

In effect from 1920 to 1933, Prohibition drastically altered the legal system of every state, and overturned ordinary citizens’ behaviors and expectations. Exhibition Review: ‘American Spirits’ at the National Constitution Center 2012-10-18T22:30:49Z

Woman Fish is about as surreal as it gets: it is not just that weird things happen, they are juxtaposed in a way that confounds all logical expectations. Chinese fiction is focusing on the fringes – of both map and mind 2013-03-21T13:27:56Z

“That involves having an open conversation about what your expectations are when it comes to sex.” 'Step away from the porn': how to have hot sex at every age 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

"Our strategy to franchise 'Yellowstone' into a universe of series to fuel growth for Paramount+ is already exceeding expectations with '1883' and 'Mayor of Kingstown' proving to be two of the top titles." "Yellowstone" becomes the most popular show on cable 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

Though she had few expectations, on the day of the date she felt nervous. Date Lab: They enjoyed a spirited conversation about conspiracy theories 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Bulmer misses that freedom to experiment with expectations of gender – so much so that she recently shaved half her head. What happened to angry female music stars? 2010-03-25T22:30:00Z

But to my mind, expectations are an even bigger culprit. He can’t seem to follow instructions, and she’s out of patience 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

This decade’s fascination with angry, complicated women has uprooted some of our expectations about what it means for a female character to be likable. Mad women: how angry sisterhood is taking over the small screen 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

“Creating false expectations about coverage that does not exist, including filing baseless lawsuits, will not solve this crisis,” it said. Theater Operator Sues Insurers That Denied It Coronavirus Payments 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

In Christianity, millennial expectations involve the return of Jesus and the final judgment of the living and the dead. Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

“No, thank you” — to a shower, to others’ expectations, to any second-class citizenship — is a valid response when you’re faced with a basic lack of respect. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mom calls off your baby shower so you can plan sis’s bridal shower 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z

Schitt’s Creek began with almost no expectation from anyone, so to see it flower into a genuinely beloved series with legitimate awards potential is nothing short of lovely. From Homecoming to The Good Fight: this year's Emmys snubs and shocks 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

“We have a space where our only expectations are respect, relaxation and refreshment. It’s safe, and it’s resonating,” Barnes said. In the face of hostility at Chicago gay bars, two Black lesbians create their own 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

Jude Law radiates as Pius XIII, the first American pope, exalted by the church establishment in the expectation that he’ll be a telegenic media darling and a bridge between the conservatives and the liberals. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Young Pope,’ ‘Victoria’ and ‘Homeland’ 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

“At that point, we kept our expectations in check.” A Shared Love of Art, Architecture and the Italian Spritz 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

The coveted managerial positions—the ne plus ultra of workplace striving—come with the expectation of hours that are fundamentally inimical to the sustenance of health, romantic love, or the raising of children. The Office Politics of Workplace Fiction by Women 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

Access to adequate healthcare for poor Mississippians is limited, and college is an unrealistic expectation. Don’t write off Mississippi: Before you dismiss us as “a garbage state,” listen to the queer Southerners you’re leaving behind 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

They set our expectations for the first sniff and sip. Wine 101: Here’s how to decode those confusing labels 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

"The Bear" has exceeded our wildest creative, critical and commercial expectations. FX’s "The Bear" officially renewed for season 2! (Here’s what to expect) 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

Art requires selfishness; geniuses get a “hall pass” on having to conform to society’s expectations. Face to Face With Culture’s ‘Monsters’ 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

With a relatively modest production budget of $40 million, "The Karate Kid" far exceeded the studio's expectations. 'Karate Kid' opens at No. 1 with $56 million kick 2010-06-13T17:34:00Z

Some girlfriends have been keener than others, and I’ve modified my expectations accordingly. My life in sex: ‘I have always loved spanking women’s bottoms’ 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

“No one can live up to the expectation of perfection.” How Honest Can Demi Lovato Be? 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

There is so much expectation and anticipation from the original fans. Big oil, hats, money, scheming? "Dallas" is back 2012-06-11T12:06:58Z

The choice to include the fanged, sinister-looking figure challenged audiences’ expectations of what was then suitable in painting. Hidden Demon Uncovered in 18th-Century Painting 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

“We want them to be able to interact with the artist in a way that’s unencumbered by their own expectations.” ArtsBeat: The xx’s Armory Show: Step by Step 2014-03-21T21:01:22Z

Even without a specific expectation of something in return, "it is unfair to the source because they are in a position of vulnerability," McBride said. Amanda Knox's dad: ABC producer gave kids her room 2011-10-07T23:35:12Z

But the pressure of living up to those expectations — attaching herself to a big screenplay, working with top names — worried Granik. Debra Granik tells a Vietnam veteran's tale in 'Stray Dog' documentary 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

I was raised with much higher expectations of courtesy to adults. Hey, That’s My Dad You’re Talking About! 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

But building on the embedded awareness of the character from “Breaking Bad” also means dealing with all the expectations that go with it. ‘Better Call Saul’ Stars Bob Odenkirk of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

All of which is to say I’ve gotten more flexible about wintertime expectations. | Icy Hot 2010-12-22T19:44:57Z

“But she found footage of it, which says more about the times and the expectations about what women and certainly first ladies should or shouldn’t do.” At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

"This is still going to be tough," the official said, adding that the expectation was that the Afghan government will be able to maintain basic security. U.S, Afghans reach long-term pact 2012-05-01T23:22:00Z

WWE studios has got five movies in the can right now and every one of them has come out ahead of expectations. How wrestling is taking over the movies 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z

"I'm not prepared to be Chicken Little yet, but if the films coming in 2012 can't reverse this trend, then I think we need to reevaluate our expectations," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers 2011-12-28T20:32:11Z

"Those rules were slowly evaporating but they lingered in the memories, desires, and expectations of the old guard and their offspring." Riding with Easy Rawlins in Walter Mosley's 'Rose Gold' 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

But do these dream jobs ever live up to expectations? They got their dream job away from it all – but what happened next? 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

“All the dogs that go on my pack walk need to know my rules and expectations,” she said. These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’ 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z

“I think what we really wanted to be clear about is that this embraces all women where they are,” she said, referring to outmoded timelines and expectations for marriage and children. Zeroing In on the Female Traveler 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t have any expectations at that point,” Ms. Pastore said. A Certain Metaphysical Attraction 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

It’s possible that Jeffrey Davis, 39, went into the date with even fewer expectations. Date Lab: The attraction was virtually immediate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

Note how the assortment of gags plays on our expectations and fears, how they articulate something about the horror of assault and by doing so, take away a little of its power. Don’t heckle Daniel Tosh 2012-07-13T15:48:00Z

Achatz's fondness for subverting expectations of flavor and texture are on display. Restaurant review: Next's 'Trio' menu ★★★★

Given teenagers’ outsize expectations of the event, it was always bound to disappoint, but signs of real trouble began to show on Saturday evening. How a 17-Year-Old’s Birthday Party Became the Biggest Thing on the Internet 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

Did the collaboration meet or defy your expectations? Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War" 2011-12-22T13:34:28Z

For Capote and Mailer, the murderer loomed as an antihero, a tragic figure defying the conventions and expectations of mainstream America. Book Review Podcast: 'One of Us' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Make sure any carry-on expectations are placed completely under the seat in front of you. Review | Hervé Le Tellier’s ‘The Anomaly’ has already sold a million copies in France. It should take off here, too. 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

The expectation of brutality used to be a commonplace part of most upbringings. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z

It’s a natural part of these men and women asserting themselves with agency, shattering expectations and bumping up against obstacles in their striving. Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

"She conveys the burgeoning singer-songwriter's creative drive while wrestling quietly with her ingrained, old-fashioned sense of the expectations for a wife and mother," it said. 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' star wins critical praise 2014-01-13T19:28:19Z

Double Edge Drama is the name that pupils of Eton College perform under at the festival and there is a strong expectation in the industry that the school will deliver fresh talent this summer. Edinburgh festival fringe: Eton College turns heads, and careers 2012-08-04T09:47:21Z

Have we traveled to an alternate universe with a whole new set of literary expectations around time? Gotta get back in time: The current explosion of time travel novels goes beyond sci-fi and fantasy 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z

The premiere sacrificed that momentum in favor of defying expectations. 'Sleepy Hollow' Recap: Horseman With No Head; Ben Franklin With No Breeches 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

But we have both changed profoundly, I think; there are no more expectations, because the words “wife” and “husband” no longer intrinsically carry any. Modern Love: Saying ?I Don?t? to Release the Anger 2011-01-20T21:50:27Z

They do not want to create any expectations. Social Q?s: A Telescope for Christmas? - Social Q?s 2011-12-15T19:00:01Z

But Hollywood movies are meant to satisfy expectations, not subvert them. REVIEW: 'Into the Woods': A Disney Musical for Adults of All Ages 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z

The songs are enlivened by subtle flourishes and small moments of upended expectations, like the guitar distortion that blossoms after the final chorus of the record’s centerpiece “Midnight Sun.” Nilüfer Yanya’s Music Is a Family Affair 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

As well as overshooting the broadcasters’ expectations, The End of the F***ing World has become one of those shows as likely to be dissected by teens on the internet as by heavyweight critics. The End of the F***ing World’s Alex Lawther: ‘He’s not a psychopath, he’s just very sad’ 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

Even those with the most sober public profile feel duty bound to confound expectations. Now that's what I call Desert Island Discs! 2011-03-02T20:00:02Z

She tells the story of Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s struggle to publish through the lens of their relationship with their brother Branwell, possessed of lesser gifts and greater expectations. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

But then, she’s a tomboy, defying the expectations placed on her gender. Review: Pathos Times Two: A Double Dose of Inge, in Close Quarters 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

To set them up with expectations that the world is waiting to embrace them and all their awesomeness.  “Black parents in America don’t raise narcissists. Never have. Probably never will” 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The Man Box is a set of rigid expectations that define what a “real man” is, particularly in American culture. A real man is strong and stoic. Why men have so much trouble making friends 2014-04-12T16:00:00Z

Instead, he is all wide-eyed enthusiasm, happily turning such expectations into childlike flights of fancy. Aziz Ansari: mouth of the south 2011-02-16T21:30:00Z

“I love that today’s bride is able to transcend trend, the norm, and expectation.” What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

Having grown up in an affluent culture, many were developing higher expectations than their parents had, but there was relatively little media discussion in early 1965 about righteously assertive or rebellious youth. Everything you know about the 1960s is wrong 2012-11-24T14:00:00Z

Graham “grew up with one set of very gendered expectations. She was raised to be a wife, to raise children and engage in genteel, ladylike activities,” Gutierrez said. A new exhibit casts legendary Post publisher Katharine Graham as an accidental feminist trailblazer 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Well, when I first got the script, you usually read it without any preconceived notions or expectations. "Connected through inyeon": Teo Yoo reflects on the fate that guided his career and to "Past Lives" 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z

"There's not a penny available yet there's the expectation we will pull something impressive out of the bag," said Phil Willmott, artistic director of the project. Free drama of popular protest rocks London stage 2011-08-31T12:37:39Z

People I know tended to go in with lowered expectations, as much out of curiosity, or habit, or even a sense of duty, as out of any real hope. The Glorious Inconsistency of the Grateful Dead 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

Mifflin tracks the evolution of that peculiar role alongside the shifting expectations and ideals of femininity in America, from flappers to Rosie the Riveter to Helen Gurley Brown to “empowerment” doublespeak. ‘Looking for Miss America’ Tells the History of the Legendary Pageant 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

With that expectation, it seems to be a small miracle that he didn't at some point, say, "Hold on for a second," and then look to see if there are hidden cameras. James Marsden loves playing his "Jury Duty" alter ego, a narcissistic jerk who's "off his rocker" 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

“Eno lives up to all expectations, and more. He’s very focused, with a marvelous work ethic that was fabulous to see in action.” | Will Owen Pallett Win an Academy Award This Sunday? 2014-02-28T14:00:33Z

Ms. Orzeck said, “It was much harder than starting the company. Demand, a reputation to uphold, expectations. It was a gorgeous nightmare.” Hanky Panky, Made in the U.S.A. Since 1977 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

Against those expectations, and thanks to a place Perkins lands on that sits somewhere between ferocity and pragmatism, Constance is supportive and assertive, molding Joyce into a power player instead of simply a writer. Saved from extinction, "Minx" is back with an even richer and more complicated second season 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z

There are any number of reasons why an SNL alumnus might not live up to expectations, ranging from laziness to simple lack of audience appeal. Andy Samberg: a boy who deserves to do good 2012-06-13T10:18:00Z

I was comparing the gap between what my husband and I want from marriage and the compatibility of my friends’ expectations. Modern Love: Happily Ever, After Divorce 2012-06-01T15:44:50Z

The pressure of being a prodigy, of living up to her mother’s expectations, was hard to shake. Jodie Foster: ‘I make movies to figure out who I am’ | Tim Adams 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z

The films far surpassed expectations, and Pratt has been the common element in them all. Jurassic World: Chris Pratt's tricky beast of stardom 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

“When you have surrogacy and the purchase of egg and sperm, there’s an expectation to get what you paid for.” Lawmaker’s resignation raises questions of ‘pro-life approach’ to IVF, surrogacy 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

There’s a kernel of something in this tiny, peripheral movement that might speak to larger questions: regarding our expectations of modern masculinity, regarding how to truly measure equality. Men’s rights activists, gathering to discuss all the ways society has done them wrong

I don't say this with any Pollyanna-ish expectations that ignorant trolls taking shots at the Olympic champion might suddenly find their hearts growing three times normal size. What "Ted Lasso" could help us to understand about athletes protecting their mental health 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Walk the streets of Manhattan with your spouse of 10 years for as long as it takes for your meal to settle and your expectations to begin to rise. Diner's Journal: Hey, Mr. Critic: In Search of Fine Dining and Harbor Views 2011-04-20T18:02:52Z

But we were confident this would be a success and it's been a success beyond what our original expectations were. Country star Chesney chugs to touring milestone 2011-07-28T10:21:08Z

For single fathers and those in same-sex relationships, the festive period will be equally fraught with emotional responsibilities and stereotyped expectations to manage. ‘I think my husband thinks Santa does it all’: why women dread the emotional labour of Christmas 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

But if the loyalty of these fans is paramount to a boundary-nudger such as Paisley — and it is — when do their expectations become a fence? Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders

Instead of semi-produced snippets of the usual suspects, American Realness has performances of productions that feature a cast of adventurous artists looking to shatter molds and expectations. Dance Listings for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:33:23Z

After a $75m first day, the opening was right in line with expectations. Captain America: Civil War fights way to fifth-highest US opening ever 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Sleeper: A low-budget film that strikes a chord with audiences, exceeds box-office expectations and makes fools of the folks who spent zillions making tentpoles. Conjure This: Low-Buget Horror Film Scares Off Pricey Tentpoles 2013-07-21T20:29:33Z

Photograph: Suzanne Tenner Here is a film that looks worryingly like the world's longest awards ceremony clip, featuring famous Hollywood figures dressing up as other famous Hollywood figures in the clear expectation of silverware. Hitchcock – review 2013-02-07T21:00:01Z

Invoking the title of the movie that set a new standard for commercial success, cultural prestige and societal relevance in an often-underestimated genre may be a way of acknowledging the raised expectations of the audience. Review: In ‘Hereditary,’ the Horror is Slow-Cooked and Homemade 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

That could be a while, judging by the response of festival-goers who said the Rolling Stones more than met their expectations. Rolling Stones set stage alight in Glastonbury debut 2013-06-30T01:06:09Z

They excite and entice far beyond any reasonable expectation of how we use them, and they are subject to an endless and often absurd evolution of improvements and updates. Review | Some cars are more seductive than art. Should they be included in art museums? 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

But it more than lived up to expectations, not least in its boldness and braveness. Why Judy Blume's Forever is … for ever 2013-06-14T12:13:55Z

That breaks the mold of so many expectations of what Asian women should be.” ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ breakout star Awkwafina is here to steal scenes and change the way you see Asian American women 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

And this may require a shift in expectations, particularly when it comes to price. What Are We Supposed to Think About Shrimp? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Her life and work are unorthodox in many ways, but she often preferred to rework and remix traditional expectations instead of openly rebelling. Perspective | ‘Dickinson’ is another example of pop culture trying to liberate Emily Dickinson 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

The usual red-carpet expectation demanding that women don colorful plumage and punishing high heels while men saunter by in relatively comfortable tuxedos was exposed as the freakish double standard that it is. Perspective | At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

They will transcend the ignorance and ugliness of their neighborhood and be trapped by it; they will transcend Italy’s expectations for women over the past 60 years and be trapped by them. Elena Ferrante May Be the Finest Author You've Never Heard Of 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Some of the artists who have topped the list have struggled to live up to the expectations it brings. Singh: Panto's loss is music's gain 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

There's a phrase you use, "The expectation of quick results." "Make every mistake once": Natasha Pickowicz's secret to being a great baker 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

Benton said she felt an expectation to speak out during this time. ‘The Gilded Age’ Explores a Rarely Seen Chapter of Black History 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

The song, about dismal boys and their low expectations, took hold, eventually reaching No. 23 on the Hot 100 and getting certified platinum. Sure, Daya Wants to Visit the Club. But She Doesn’t Want to Live There. 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

The country confounded our expectations from the beginning. Exploring the Surf in Sri Lanka 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

"As a result, we remain confident of delivering our financial plans, in line with our expectations, unchanged, in each year of the new deal." BT to show Premier League games 2012-06-13T18:24:39Z

The weight of expectation began to feel like a burden. Rites of Spring and the summer that changed punk rock 2012-11-27T14:23:35Z

My expectations are not high, and The Office is/was my favourite show. Is there an appetite for a David Brent movie? 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

An “Avatar”-derived set of expectations is already taking shape. Film: Huge Film, Small Film: Big Stakes 2010-03-06T09:54:00Z

Speaking of Independence Community College, that was a school where, when we're introduced to the program, there weren't a lot of expectations. "Last Chance U" director on Coach Beam's "Yoda-like" wisdom & the Oakland team's sacrifices 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

Some of it seems sent with the expectation that I will immediately respond and acknowledge that they’ve made the effort and checked on their black friend. When Did Instagram Go Dark? 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

But I am embarrassed and uncomfortable because of all the expectations. How Rollerblading Propelled Maxwell Alexandre’s Art Career 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

On FX, “Better Things” is a place of understanding for parents who are still in the midst of life’s muddle of expectations and feelings. What "Broad City" gives us: Celebrating the safe space of Abbi and Ilana before it's gone 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

“We’re less likely to be bothered by these little holes if we build up our expectations ahead of time,” Professor Dunn said. The Getaway: What a Great Trip! And I’m Not Even There Yet 2014-05-07T16:23:49Z

These included her agents and managers, who told her from the outset to trim her expectations because Hollywood is just the way it is and isn’t likely to change any time soon. Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check' 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

“So far it’s exceeded my expectations,” she said. The Arts Collective 3rd Ward Thrives in Bushwick, Brooklyn 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z

At that moment we felt like some anonymous woman whom Warren Beatty had lavished an energetic evening on — sad that we hadn’t satisfied his expectations, thrilled that he had exceeded ours. Remembering Andrew Sarris: A Great American Film Critic 2012-06-21T12:39:03Z

Based on the book written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, “Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas,” which closes this weekend, deals with Nancy’s fancy expectations for the holiday season. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 2-8 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z

But the history of film is more expansive than this cramped view of an art form in which being larger than life was once the expectation. Casey versus Denzel: Oscar's lead actor race is a dramatic study in contrasts 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

“When there’s no expectations, the magic happens. Right?” Serendipity strikes for Simon Rex as an adult-film antihero 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

In order to dress in a manner consistent with clients’ expectations, finance bros invented—collectively, like a folk ballad—variants of their tribal garb that met the admiration of tech dudes. Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

As the riots fade and the talking starts, all the rhetoric is about community, education, offering the rioters prospects and life expectations and qualifications and journeys towards growing up as well-adjusted members of society. Reading the riot acts: why wasn't Waterstone's looted? 2011-08-12T11:03:04Z

One moment he is hypercritical of his son, imposing unrealistic expectations — and in the next, a boon companion. Buzz Bissinger's 'Father's Day': a father's love for two vastly different sons 2012-05-23T22:59:03Z

"We've been building our reputation on food alone, and it's a challenge keeping people's expectations filled with places like Subway or Quiznos," he admits, citing the national chains where sandwiches are sold for a song. Tat's tawks pastrami, takes bigger bite out of Pioneer Square 2010-05-26T21:06:00Z

My hope is that we can take gender out of the expectations around parenting. Gay couples have happier kids 2012-09-04T01:00:00Z

Fame, identity, expectation and craft are just some of the subjects tackled in Ponsoldt's two-hander; the pleasures of "Die Hard" is another. 'End of the Tour' trailer: Jason Segel takes on David Foster Wallace 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

“Lupus tends to be a disease of younger women, and younger people tend to do better with transplants than older patients, so the expectation is she would do quite well,” he said of Gomez. Selena Gomez received kidney transplant from TV actor Francia Raisa 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

The detailed, immersive, delightfully kitschy environments she creates for these personas — like campy stage sets from a Waters movie — confound expectations and clichés. An Artist Stands Before Her Fun House Mirror 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

“To be honest, I never had any expectations about the gig,” he told me. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z

Each, in different ways, is trying to shed the weight of expectations to breathe again. In ‘Forest Dark,’ Nicole Krauss Plays With Divided Selves 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

I was in a relationship, and I was being managed by my parents, and I was still under Hollywood and Disney, and I was being held to this expectation of being the good girl.” Selena Gomez Tilts the Disney Halo With ‘Revival’ 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

And now, reality is not matching her expectations. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Retired grandma wants more time with her grandchildren 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

Called Dorothy, a publishing project, it upends typical expectations and releases just two books a year, both in the fall. Publisher, author, pioneer: Danielle Dutton's very Virginia Woolf life 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

In Walker’s telling, sexual liberation is personal liberation—a condition free from the disappointment of expectation. Summer Walker’s Sex-Positive R. & B. 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Clearly something is going wrong — and it starts with our expectations. The Trick to Finding Your Soul Mate? Change Your Expectations 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

“There’s an expectation about us that we put the plays in a blender,” said Scott Shepherd, who, like Ms. Valk, portrays two characters in the play. Critic?s Notebook: Drama Revived by the Kindness of Strangeness 2011-02-20T23:05:50Z

In this way and when performed with the right spirit, the overture is capable of creating exceptional expectations for a theatrical world about to be conjured up. Shakespeare in Disney Hall: An L.A. Phil 'Dream' deferred 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

The memoir of today comes with an expectation of truth -- one that, by the way, anybody who's heard of Google can check up on. James Frey's infuriating return to "Oprah" 2011-05-16T22:30:00Z

They have enormous cash to play with, but also enormous expectations put upon them. "WeWork had all of the bad red flags": How a visionary sales pitch turned into yoga-babble 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

Instead, he worked against expectations, managing to do something unexpected by playing it normal. Baroque Operas, Under Reconstruction 2012-07-27T14:43:55Z

On the hatchery chinook end of the Skykomish River fishery the opening day results weren’t quite up to expectations. Steelhead fishing very good in Skykomish River, but chinook action just so-so in open west side rivers 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

That is down to McElhenney’s determination to keep subverting expectations, not least with his own physical transformations that make a mockery of the idea that sitcom characters enter a form of stasis. Rob McElhenney: 'I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

She had high expectations: I knew I had to excel, to prepare mentally – she was very loving, but there was always a tension when we got in the car. Dinner, dusk and dancing Russians: my best winter shot 2012-12-16T17:59:01Z

As Valerie’s life unfolds in a blur of expectations and disappointment—predatory men, particularly, lurk at every stage of the story—her anarchism is humanized, without losing its teeth. “Valerie” Is an Extraordinary Love Letter to a Radical Feminist 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

The pieces were mendacious, but what made them especially painful to absorb was their expectation that the authors be granted their full complexity while the women they harmed suffered a second erasure. One Year of #MeToo: “He Said, She Said” Is a Literary Problem, Too 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Mike’s fate is not what we want for the men in our lives, but seeing it may provide some solace and understanding for the unspoken expectations placed on them. Smart Watch: Let’s look at men via portrayals in “Mr Inbetween,” “Insecure” and other T... 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

Along the way, he was anointed as spokesman, standard-bearer and, unavoidably, lightning rod of sorts among Chinese-Americans, freighted with their expectations, jealousy, anger and pride, sometimes all at once. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z

It's not even the costume drama we've seen before from Wright and Knightley, who defied expectations with "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement." Keira's 'Karenina' flips costume drama on its head 2012-11-15T13:55:15Z

The Universal film starring Ethan Hawke nearly doubled industry expectations, as audiences flocked to the lone horror option in the marketplace. 'The Purge' scares up $36.4 million at box office 2013-06-09T15:40:14Z

Azere is caught between her family’s expectations to uphold its culture and traditions and her own desire to follow her heart and find happiness. Best romance novels of 2020 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

"It is a movie on the difficulties of meeting other people's expectations," the director said. Mixed reviews from church on pope movie 2011-04-21T17:31:06Z

“Relationships would be a lot easier if people worked this way, but often people won’t ask because of fear or the expectation they won’t get an honest answer,” said Lee. An app analyzes texts to see if people like you. So I tried it on my husband 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

So, when he created this other guy, he wanted this guy to live to those expectations. "Somebody's got to wear the leather pants": Rick James doc filmmaker on the infamous rock star 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

But in the first paragraph, Miller begins to thwart those pastoral expectations. Sue Miller’s ‘The Arsonist,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

Their videos frame makeup application as its own reward, an individualistic exercise as opposed to a fulfillment of cultural expectations. Those Lips! Those Eyes! That Stubble! The Transformative Power of Men in Makeup 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Last year, California enacted a law to make it disorderly conduct to distribute an image taken with “a reasonable expectation of privacy” “with the intent to cause serious emotional distress.” The end of “revenge porn”: Legal challenges mean consequences for creeps 2014-01-30T19:53:00Z

With an increase in expectations and a glut of new programming, we’ve become accustomed to shows that are, at their best, pretty good instead of brilliant. In TV’s Silver Age, a logjam of shows that are ‘pretty good,’ but not great 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

COYLE: This has been the cruelest of categories, laying waste to most expectations and some very sensational performances. Oscar Predictions: Will ‘Power of the Dog’ reign supreme? 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

“There was an expectation in Pakistan that women would sew, and her mother was in a sewing circle,” Ms. Reece-Hughes said of Ms. Agha. Anila Quayyum Agha Uses Patterns to Break Patterns 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

Or do cultural norms and expectations lead to laws? Motherlode: Why Don't German Mothers Work? 2011-06-30T19:11:48Z

Once she slips those straps around her shoulders she’ll bear the weight of responsibility — of schedules and work and expectations. Motherlode Blog: Off to Preschool, With Backpack 2011-08-24T16:22:46Z

His story addresses African American men, their “low expectations of life” and gun violence. What is it like to shoot someone? "Behind the Bullet" explores "moral injury" of gun violence 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

Perry had entered the contest buoyed by high expectations and for a time was the leader in national opinion surveys. GOP presidential campaign weathers trio of potential shake-ups 2012-01-20T06:30:00Z

He said the event seemed like a success, at least if you dampen your expectations. Trevor Noah Says Trump’s Rally in Arizona Seemed Like a Success — Kind Of 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

Tran’s also extraordinary in this regard, illustrating the tinges of guilt resulting from slights and assumptions visited upon her by those living in unspoken expectation that they might relapse, mainly her mother. “Sorry for Your Loss,” an honest and real show about grief, actually uses Facebook for good 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

The work was so hard, the expectations so high, the mission so urgent, that those early days demanded a familial support system among the dancers. Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have to Have a Voice’ 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

She is, perhaps, a victim of her own past and the expectations of our society. Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

“There is an expectation on both sides that you’ll do things the other person wants you to do.” At Sony, Shades of the Studio System 2011-07-17T22:32:50Z

On Nov. 13, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reported a fiscal second-quarter net income of $45.9 million, in results that topped Wall Street expectations. Kate Upton criticized for Canada Goose partnership while promoting polar bear conservation: 'This is disingenuous' 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

“I don’t begrudge anyone who comes to the book with a certain set of expectations,” she said. ‘Cat Person’ Returns in a New Short-Story Collection 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

At six years old, BAMcinemaFest is less encumbered by hype and expectation than other, more established festivals. BAMcinemaFest Opts to Be Unlikable and Thought-Provoking 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

But monitored by helicopter parents, showered with participation awards and then smacked with the Great Recession, Generation Y has also suffered from the low-level anxiety that comes from failing to meet expectations. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

I like these girls a lot and I’m sorry I hurt my friend, but expectations were not clear to me, and I never intended to hurt anybody. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A breach of funeral decorum threatens friendships 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

But even a novel written hastily, under the pressures of publishers’ and fans’ expectations, exists as an object separate and distinct from its creator. J. K. Rowling, Please Stop Talking About Harry Potter 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

Whenever I have written about this, all I get is people saying, "Well, women are too fussy. Women care too much about it. They should just scale back their expectations." From mansplainers to sexual assaulters, Kate Manne explains how society empowers men to harm women 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z

It carries all the hope and foreboding of expectation, all the beautiful dread of what could happen, what you could do, but with no promises or guarantees. "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

In playing The Guy, Sinclair meets our expectations of what we’d expect a weed dealer to look like, while dispelling the characteristics that come along with those visuals. Smoke this show: “High Maintenance” and “Mary + Jane” deliver the mainstream weed experience 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

This time, the mood is lighter — there’s a palpable sense of expectation. In Greece, they do Easter with gusto 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Again, the expectation is these calls may be slower than in past years. Media election planners prepare for a night of mystery 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

True to expectations, it concentrates less on the meat of the leaks than on Assange’s lofty personality. The Fifth Estate: A Hollywood Cartoon of Julian Assange 2013-10-16T17:42:52Z

It has extremely pathetic moments, fantasy, unrealistic expectations—everything. Where are the women Kerouacs? 2013-03-13T22:28:00Z

And you keep thinking, 'Because the expectation is so high!' Saunders reconsiders Ab Fab film 2013-10-09T15:56:25Z

“Fat Ham” uses that to its advantage, challenging our expectations of, say, Tedra, who isn’t shy about defending herself against the trope of the weak, unfaithful wife and irresponsible mother. ‘Fat Ham’ Review: Dismantling Shakespeare to Liberate a Gay Black ‘Hamlet’ 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

The biggest problem that I see is expectations. No more slackers, please 2013-01-18T01:00:00Z

But when arriving to a place I always try to be blank; important for me is to free myself from preconceptions and expectations of something that I want to find. Ethiopia: sounds of the present, past and future 2012-11-09T10:22:03Z

Fleming suggested Puts talk to Gelb, and the composer — a Pulitzer winner himself for his first opera, “Silent Night” — said he went to the meeting with low expectations. Fleming returns to Met in new opera based on ‘The Hours’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

This expectation was clashing uncomfortably with the visuals that kept popping into my mind: How I learned to stop worrying and love RV-ing

“It’s a very confronting day, New Year’s. There are all of these expectations and then people feel like they’re not good enough or they’re not measuring up.” Perspective | New Year’s Day is trash 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

There’s expectations of me from family and friends. From the grime MC to the model: five men on what masculinity means to them 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Performance, like politics, has a lot to do with setting expectations. An Unexpected Globes from Gervais: No Harm, No Foul, No Memories 2012-01-16T14:06:04Z

The announcement was made Monday by St. James' Palace, the office for Princes William and Harry, confirming expectations for the highly anticipated nuptials at London's Westminster Abbey. Prince Harry to be best man at UK royal wedding 2011-02-14T13:08:17Z

This is the first time in a long time where I intended the expectation they were expecting. Smashing Pumpkins rock again with "Oceania" 2012-06-28T18:04:03Z

“It is our expectation that the elimination of the debt will put the museum on solid financial ground for the foreseeable future,” the museum said. ArtsBeat: Delaware Art Museum Will Sell Works to Pay Off Debt 2014-03-26T17:42:28Z

That the list of writers and directors for “American Born Chinese” is almost entirely Asian is, in 2023, an expectation rather than a surprise. ‘American Born Chinese’ Review: We’re All Walt’s Children 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

“For the pinball community,” he continues, “it has been the expectation that somehow they’re not going to get it right.” The man who saved pinball gets his Hollywood moment. Reluctantly. 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

Indeed, Mr. Hedges is keenly aware of the pitfalls and burnout that young actors face with early stardom and increased expectations. Lucas Hedges Moves From ‘Manchester’ to the Stage 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

Villanelle, too, is aware of how early those lessons are hardwired into people, and uses those expectations to her advantage. Smart Watch: "Killing Eve," still slaying in season 2 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

"When the PrettyLittleThing order doesn't quite meet expectations," she captioned the pictures. Online shopper shares hilarious photos of poorly fitting $263 'bag' dress 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

There’s a lot of hype about this device, but I was keeping my expectations low. Hands-On with Oculus Rift: Virtual Reality Is Almost Here, Finally 2013-09-20T15:44:18Z

Mr. Lay found that being known as the inspiration for a character as debauched as Johnny Byron created a certain set of expectations. Micky Lay, Source for Falstaffian Lead in ‘Jerusalem,’ Dies at 73 2014-01-03T00:01:35Z

I have a different sense of audience expectation now and how I need to frame things. Gillian Walsh, Taking Dance to a Still Place 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

But as people got used to it this box of tricks opened up which we fully intend to use to defy viewer expectations. Big Brother 2011: will it thrive on Channel 5? 2011-08-14T17:30:01Z

It exceeded all early box office expectations, raking in nearly $25 million opening weekend. Forget superheroes, "Bridesmaids" ruled the decade 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

The beginning of the end of this phenomenally twisted, engrossing and Emmy-winning drama that never ceases to surprise or exceed expectations. TV Picks 2013-08-07T22:49:17Z

But film-inspired musicals are still tricky on Broadway, where the appeal of recognizable stories is at odds with audience members’ lofty expectations for adaptations that live up to the originals. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

Authoritarian meaning a strict set of rules and expectations they’ll be followed, no discussion. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Sorry, mom and dad, sister has no role in this pot intervention 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

These rules punish Black women for their natural bodies, and not conforming to expectations of womanhood and femininity that center white women. Recent Olympic rulings show dehumanization of Black women in sports 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

We made an original pilot that we scrapped, and the expectations weren’t high, airing on Lifetime. Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer on the 'UnREAL' Season Finale 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

There were high expectations for the National Gallery of Art’s “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting” exhibition, and they were all met. Review | Five art exhibitions you really didn’t want to miss in 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The habit of treating artists as transcendent creators rather than as players in an economic system serves to protect them from typical workplace expectations. How the Myth of the Artistic Genius Excuses the Abuse of Women 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

Of course, unlikely juxtapositions and the upsetting of expectations are the stuff of new dance. Dance Review: Soaking Wet Is Presented at West End Theater 2010-05-14T22:20:00Z

"He doesn't respond to cues," I say, wanting to protect him from unreasonable expectations. Motherlode Blog: My Baby, the Star 2012-08-14T19:55:08Z

As with the original ABC run of “Twin Peaks,” it contorts and expands our expectations of the medium. Enough with your “Twin Peaks” theories already, you’re ruining it 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Preparation for Elena’s quince is a recurring plotline that allows the writers to explore a number of questions about the cultural expectation of gender roles and representation. This is it: “One Day at a Time” is the unifying family sitcom we didn’t know we needed 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

That means you change either your expectations or your living arrangements. Carolyn Hax: If he’ll ditch you for first class, bump him from your life 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

But it is hard to believe Broadway would not enter the picture if expectations are exceeded in Shirlington. Get ready for another ‘Freaky Friday’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Her role is to manage expectations, which I think is a euphemism for disappointing people. TV Review: This Is England '86 and The Big School Lottery 2010-09-07T22:03:00Z

Her struggles across its pages reveal a consciousness that chafed against expectation and social pressures, and that was in desperate search of a more stable narrative. The Two Faces of Suicide 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

When restaurants closed last March, she was furloughed with the expectation she’d be back at work by summer at the latest. Restaurant Wine Directors Worry About the Future 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

The post-vax dating rush has not solved the perennial problem of mismatched expectations, and in some cases it might be making things more dramatic. ‘Hot Vax Summer’ is coming. Can it possibly live up to the hype? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

Now more than ever, authors and illustrators are creating books that push readers’ expectations. Enticing Books for Every Kid This Holiday Season 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

It’s less concerned with satisfying the expectations of its genre than in finding waggish ways to deviate from them. ‘The Delinquents’ Review: Money for Nothing 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z

This was a time in which radically new electromagnetic tools—gramophone, telephone, radio, radar, cinema, television—shattered our centuries-old expectations about how information and image are located and transported across space. How Amazon’s Bookstore Soothes Our Anxieties About Technology 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

I’m proud to see one of them living the expectation already. Being a (male) primary caregiver isn't easy. But I'm glad my children have seen it kind of work 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

Asked about his expectations for the new emperor, he said: “Simply by existing, rather than by doing something, the emperor is a support for our hearts.” Some Japanese welcome emperor's enthronement, others shrug 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

A very strong category there, with equally strong expectations that Leto would win. The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z

And so it is that one's attention is instantly captured, and one's expectation piqued, by the merest mention of a new Manchester band. New band of the day ? No 754: Airship 2010-03-25T16:45:00Z

The word "Office" is still evident on the front of this salvaged door, its supplicant posture confounding official expectations of artistic authority. Object lessons at Torrance Art Museum's 'Another Thing Coming' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

But by calling it a visual autobiography, it created — for me, anyway — all sorts of raised expectations. Is Rihanna’s ‘Visual Autobiography’ a Triumph or a Tease? 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

“Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office for a second weekend in a row, as a new Melissa McCarthy vehicle failed to live up to already-meager expectations. ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Tops Box Office Again 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

We have to dance the fine line of providing enough structure to help our kids feel supported and safe, while also keeping our expectations in check. Perspective | How do we help our tweens and teens with the return to school? 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

The Obamas took a significant chance on both artists and were rewarded with powerful images that will shake up the expectations and assumptions of visitors to the traditionally button-down presidential galleries. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

The Smithsonian American Art Museum devotes attention to The Art of Romaine Brooks, an artist who defied gender expectations not only in her own life, but also in her poetic and evocative portraits. Summer Arts Preview: NGA puts the varied works of Hubert Robert on display 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Inevitably, our conversation of fans’ expectations shifted back to Palmer and her aforementioned million-dollar campaign. Kickstarter might get you audited 2013-04-10T15:44:00Z

You should calmly state your expectation to both your husband and your stepson. Perspective | Ask Amy: Layabout son should be shown the door 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

I must confess when I first heard that a "Transformers" spin-off about Bumblebee was in the works, my expectations were subterranean. The big "Bumblebee" question: With no Michael Bay, could Transformers have been good all along? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

The pressure of expectations on a series finale is immense, especially for a show as consistently good as Colbert’s. Colbert’s last stand: What we want to see from the last “Report” ever 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

"R&B is an actual genre and I miss that the only expectation is to be soulful - the sound of it and the delivery is completely up to the artist." Adorned by the Grammys: Miguel has breakthrough 2013-01-16T15:17:10Z

This heartbreaking debut novel considers questions of fidelity and commitment; the tensions between tradition and modernity; and the break between society’s expectations and a woman’s own. New in Paperback: ‘No Apparent Distress,’ ‘The Destroyers’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Be really careful about inadvertently setting expectations that we could have never met at their age, and that we don't even mean. Parenting a teen is as intense as a baby, but very different. Why don't we talk about it more? 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

They were intercut with video assurances by Mark Burnett, who is a producer of the film, and Rodrigo Santoro, who plays Jesus, that the expectations of the faithful will be honored by this one. Paramount Promises Respectful Portrayal of Jesus in 'Ben-Hur' 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

He and I continued to date for the rest of the year, fleeing from the societal expectations of our families and communities — fleeing, really, from any expectations at all. I Tried to Filter Him Out 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

"He is innovative, fearless and completely unbound by expectations," she added. Morgan Freeman to get Screen Actors lifetime award 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

Her essay enumerated some of the causes that had prevented female composers from achieving the success and renown afforded to their male counterparts, among them sex-based prejudice and societal expectations. The Composer Pauline Oliveros Stays Busy at 80 2012-08-11T22:02:08Z

Even Fox executives conceded this week that the show, seen by 23 million people on Wednesday, exceeded expectations. Fox's 'American Idol' remains dominant sans Cowell 2011-05-17T19:55:09Z

One of the expectations we might bring to contemporary art is that it should surprise us, and in this regard “Drawn from the Olympics” does not disappoint. Euphoric work at Suyama Space ‘Drawn from the Olympics’ 2013-12-05T20:44:26Z

My mother had expectations of me, and she was a schoolteacher. Sterling K. Brown reflects on fatherhood and not being average in life or his new film “Waves” 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

"They were expectations that one way or another weren't delivered on." TV drama revisits 'optimism' of 1996 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

They danced and glided and rippled and floated across the sky, changing form and direction, exceeding our great expectations. Searching for the northern lights in Norway 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Clearly there was an expectation of listening to water falls and chirping bird akin to a spa outing based on his stringent distaste of the music. The Lobster Club Does Japanese, From Raw to Half-Baked 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

“It exceeds everyone’s expectations of what they envisioned in a writers museum.” A museum honoring American writers opens in Chicago. But where are the books? 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

He might have been a business executive for whom sexual favors were a matter of simple expectation for a man of his position. Puccini extreme: Dudamel's gloriously pessimistic 'Tosca' an indictment on the appeal of fascism 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

It is this colossal mismatch of emotion and expectation that the makers of the new musical “Diana” have seized upon as the basis for this latest foray into the crowded field of Diana-divination. Another Go for Charles and Di, This Time With Music 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

When Yolanda becomes distracted by the intensity of the friendship, and her grades show signs of slipping, the expectations heaped on her seem almost unbearable. Movie Review: ‘Mosquita y Mari,’ by Aurora Guerrero 2012-08-02T21:19:57Z

You originally called the show to keep people's expectations post- to a minimum. Q&A: Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David 2010-06-03T08:00:00Z

In interviews, Mrs. Konigsburg said her upbringing in small-town Pennsylvania, where she did not have great expectations, helped her as a writer. E. L. Konigsburg, Author, Is Dead at 83 2013-04-23T02:33:47Z

Here are edited excerpts from conversations with the directors about their experiences and expectations the second time around. If at First You Succeed (on Broadway), Why Not Do It Again? 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

At that early stage, our appreciation of pop, and of music in general, is uncluttered by history, significance or other people's expectations. Are you ever too old for pop music? 2012-06-16T23:06:03Z

She uncovered and made legible new kinds of domesticity beyond the expectations of bourgeois propriety. Review | Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world’s greatest artists. Then she became one. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Set in the present, the story opens with David sprinting toward probable victory, the booming sound track, swift pace and editing mirroring the exuberance of his own great expectations. | 'The Adjustment Bureau': Creepy People With a Plan, and a Couple on the Run 2011-03-03T20:00:07Z

Sculpting celebrity likenesses — and meeting the expectations of their fans — is tough work, especially in the age of social media. Beyoncé’s Wax Figure, Criticized as Too Light, Is Now Absent From Madame Tussauds 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

The title song portrayed teenagers with low expectations: still unformed but already jaded, taking drugs and “trying to keep our friends from death” while “killing time and losing our paychecks.” Arlo Parks Offers Solace Without Illusions on Her Debut Album 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

But this latest musical adapted from one of Disney’s popular movies, which opened on Thursday night at the New Amsterdam Theater, defied my dour expectations. Theater Review: ‘Aladdin’ Tweaks the Disney Formula With Breezy Insouciance 2014-03-21T02:00:01Z

It means holding the same expectations for a child regardless of gender. Women, stop worrying about being liked — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s advice for living boldly 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

All of this attention threw Mr. Pecknold, 25, for a loop, and ratcheted up expectations for “Helplessness Blues.” Music: Less Fleet, but More Mature, Foxes 2011-04-29T18:36:51Z

That expectation, he said in an interview last year, has sometimes been a little hard to deal with. At WNO, strong ‘Dutchman’ cast makes up for production’s deficits 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

Marvel was exploring story lines for its next wave of movies when Disney introduced its Disney+ streaming service, with the expectation that Marvel would also provide original content for it. Marvel’s Latest Frontier? In ‘WandaVision,’ It’s the Suburbs 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

The success came with expectations, raised even further by the Turner Prize; this year he was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Prize, which went to Anicka Yi. Mark Leckey, No Longer Art’s Wunderkind, Is Now Its Wizard 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, though, they’re challenging something very deep in society’s expectations of them – and perhaps their stance is the most radical female stance of all. A strong libido and bored by monogamy: the truth about women and sex 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z

They want to honor the resurrected restaurant’s past as a destination for seafood and meat, while simultaneously appealing to contemporary tastes and expectations. The Return of Gage & Tollner, a Victorian Haunt With a New Vibe 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

“I should give up on love, ambition, sex and expectations,” she confesses. Todd Solondz's Dark Horse: Misery Loves Comedy 2012-06-08T10:45:56Z

“Like a disapproving mother, it grips its children in the vise of its impossible expectations.” Books to Watch Out For: June 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

So I can almost exclusively report that while the film does live down to all expectations, it is no worse than any so-called recent rom com featuring Gerard Butler to whom I'm now officially allergic. My verdict on Uma Thurman's Motherhood 2010-03-31T08:00:00Z

Keeping our own expectations in check was enough. Through my reclusive, lonely years of infertility, playing piano lifted my spirits 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

“They have different expectations of what a film that has been distributed in that way is. And so it’s always been important beyond the sheer number of screens.” For ‘Oppenheimer,’ These Fans Go to Great Lengths for Just 30 Screens 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z

I’m about to write our season finale, and I don’t know what the expectation is for season finales. Television: ‘The Newsroom,’ Aaron Sorkin’s Return to TV 2012-06-06T13:37:35Z

There's much to enjoy in their quest, if you enter this movie with the right expectations. 'The Big Year' is sweet and not for the birds 2011-10-13T18:33:03Z

That means a lot of expectation is building up as the debut of their late night Showtime series draws nearer, because it represents an upward leap in a lot of ways. "Desus & Mero" won't give 2020 candidates a pass: "We bring up receipts" 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

It is hard to see how, now that it’s returning, Twin Peaks can live up to expectations. Damn fine telly: why everything is now ‘a bit Twin Peaks’ 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

The cut-up, as he admitted later, perfectly suited his own fragmented consciousness, and also enabled him to cut through the tangle of expectation and image that threatened to slow him down. When Bowie met Burroughs 2013-03-09T09:01:00Z

Many are adept at moving into that role because they are highly attuned to social mores, and if there is a professional reason, if that’s the expectation, it becomes draining. Cultural Studies: Shyness Often Afflicts Unexpected Victims 2012-07-06T19:50:34Z

Like many college girls, a mix of alcohol, drugs, unspoken expectations and shame may have kept her from using the “r” word to refer to the act until years later. Lena Dunham's Story of Rape Is a Must-Read 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

It realized £813 and did not exceed expectations to the same degree. Auctions: Seesaw Bidding Early in the Season 2011-09-09T11:00:09Z

How much do you think about the expectation that comes with that? A Word With: Neal Brennan 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

"The backlash towards casual sex and sex positivity right now forgets that once you're in a committed relationship, there's all kinds of patriarchal expectations waiting for you on the other side. " Can women be saved from bad sex? "Finding your desires is a conscious process," says author 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

"In much of Europe, unlike North America, there is a societal expectation that authors, as representatives of the intelligentsia, take a prominent public role in debating political and social issues," says Kjærstad's biographer Tara Chace. How will Norway's crime writers respond to the Ut?ya massacre? 2011-07-30T23:06:29Z

Whereas with “Cabin in the Woods” the budget is lower and I would assume the expectations are more modest. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z

Butter tarts were an expectation at my grandmother's house in Orangeville, Ontario. Where Has This Treat Been All Your Life? Canada 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

The stowaways, then, would represent the poems or paintings we often fail to complete, or the ambitions which, once fulfilled, defy all our expectations. Poem of the week: Stowaways by Lawrence Sail 2011-01-31T10:20:36Z

Soon it becomes clear that Woody's desire to return Forky to Bonnie isn't the main story of the film; it is Bo Peep rescuing Woody from being a slave to his own expectations. The beautiful bleakness of the "Toy Story" movies 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z

In the past, prized Warhols have topped expectations, but just how long will his magic last? Art for Sale, No Introduction Needed 2011-04-28T17:58:20Z

But by including the Wall Street angle, setting up expectations that the book fails to meet, the end result is disappointing. 'Extra 2%' doesn't deliver on Wall Street promise 2011-03-28T11:38:08Z

The episode frames Woods' rise to the top through his close relationship with his father, Earl Woods, revealing the immense pressure Tiger was under to live up to impossible expectations from a very young age. HBO's messy "Tiger" treats the controversial golf icon as salacious entertainment 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

Initially, Mr. Brubeck said, the album was released without high expectations from the record company. Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z

I could rebel by succeeding, while a lot of white middle-class men of my era seemed to rebel by failing, because the expectations had been set so very high for them. Rebecca Solnit: if I were a man 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

“We didn’t want any expectations, and we didn’t want me to be able to work.” 'Mysterymoons': surprise honeymoons in vogue for adventurous newlyweds 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

But the expectations are different this time, now that she has become the kind of comic who refers to Dave Chappelle as a friendly colleague. The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Bottura, who likes to call his food "a reinvention of the flavors of my youth interpreted through the avant-garde," thrives on keeping the palate guessing with dishes that confound expectations. The Jewel of Modena: Osteria Francescana 2010-08-26T08:35:00Z

“We maintain high quality and service expectations for our Hosts, and in this case we have recently taken appropriate action to enforce our Host Standards.” Help! I Was Catfished by My Airbnb Host and the Place Was a Mess 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

“It is our expectation that we would only close because of a government mandate,” said Susan Medak, managing director of Berkeley Repertory Theater, in California. From Coughing Fits to Closings, Cultural World Girds for Coronavirus 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

If those two fingers are close together, you tend to bend to societal expectations and rules. What Your Fingers Say About You 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

In all the ways that matter to an MCU fan, "Black Widow" the film meets or exceeds all expectations. "Black Widow" is a triumph for Marvel fans, yet that's what makes it so infuriating 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

At one level it’s good, but at another level it’s dangerous, because the consumers’ expectation of quality is driven too high. Video Games: E3, the Electronics Expo, Will Be in Los Angeles 2010-06-11T22:32:00Z

Netflix's "Squid Game" has taken the world by storm, and defied all expectations of the foreign language series that began streaming last month. “Squid Game” faces controversy over English subtitle translations 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Those who watched the classical-music recording business decline over the past 30 years still wonder whether the phenomenal success of the Three Tenors fatally warped the expectations and priorities of the great classical labels. Perspective | Even opera lovers should grit their teeth and watch this mediocre Pavarotti film 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Q: The film also explores, in part, how societal expectations for men, and about masculinity, have to change to facilitate equity at home. How to achieve equality in your household? This film has answers. 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Koh’s painful circling thwarts many of the expectations associated with the genre. Art Review: Crawling for Peace in a Not-Quite Salt Mine 2011-03-10T16:30:07Z

And each new scene stealthily begins with a phrase that deflates the expectations conjured at the end of the last one. Review: ‘Fulfillment Center’ Finds the Poetry in Missed Connections 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

Her double-entendre malapropisms — “don’t misconscrewme” — suggested a sophisticated command of the English language, and as she worked to build her own career, she resisted assimilating to American expectations. The Brilliance of Charo 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

Netflix “seems like it’s the closest delivery service of media we have that actually matches up to our preferences and expectations,” he said in a telephone interview during a break from “Parks and Recreation” production. The Comedy Lineup Expands on Netflix 2013-08-29T04:11:00Z

Ms. Yoon’s gaze was alert, darting back and forth between her colleagues; Mr. Beaver often turned his head fully in expectation of a fellow player’s cue. Critic’s Notebook: Chiara Quartet Records Brahms by Heart 2014-03-28T21:55:47Z

And we see this clash between psychological expectations and new operational realities causing anxiety and consternation because the preliminary tally reported on election night is definitely not the final tally. ‘We may have a wild roller-coaster ride’ after the election, says Ohio State law professor Edward Foley 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

Try as he may, German can’t seem to temper the expectations. Double-down on dining in Walla Walla 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

He's also massively successful because he meets the market's expectations for Black stories, knowing that even now, the bar is depressingly low. Sometimes we can go home again: “Atlanta” comes full circle in its final season, only richer 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

It is not, contrary to expectations, a modest achievement. Art Review: Tweaking Tradition, Even In Its Temple 2010-10-21T21:30:00Z

For Lerman, that meant the beginning of an experience that “was just beyond expectations,” involving a man he called “one of the greatest actors ever.” In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

When “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made its debut last March at the South by Southwest film festival, followed by a nationwide release the next month, expectations were modest. When Best Picture Winners Overcome a Release Early in the Year 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

“If you think of me as just one thing,” Nothbohm writes, “you run the danger of setting up expectations that may be too low.” 7 Things Every Kid with Autism Wishes You Knew 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

It takes a village to nurture a restaurant, and Simic, a genial host, pitches in with some lip-smacking drinks, arranged in categories that set expectations. Review | Nina May is dialed into diners’ desires in Logan Circle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Kennedy won that race, and set to work defying expectations. The Best of the Kennedys? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

Coltrane played soprano on three of the set’s five long tunes, a reversal of expectations; interestingly, though, it revealed him as one of the instrument’s most distinctive stylists. Review | Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane makes a sound of his own in Blues Alley performance 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z

Instead, Reed leaves reputation at the door and lays waste to expectations as his idols like Ornette Coleman still can do. Music picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z

Storms of expectation, disappointment and fantasy pass over her. Dance Review: ‘Being Becoming,’ by Malini Srinivasan, at Fringe Festival 2012-08-13T21:34:16Z

It works for a sibling, too, even though the expectations are typically higher and the disappointment is more acute. Carolyn Hax: Woman isn’t wedded to sister’s destination choice for nuptials 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

These styles affected the way we deal with relationship conflicts, our feelings toward sex, our expectations in romantic intimacy and everything in between. Are You Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

“Fran” is the album’s keeper, the song you might play for others in a blindfold test or to defeat a listener’s expectations. Albums From Jesse Stacken and Norberto Lobo 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

With that finish line in its sights, the project engenders especially high expectations. What’s next for Britney Spears fans? A Shakespeare Theatre musical that may be headed to Broadway. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

But three months later, when Mr. Potts visited Dr. Wile in Paris, expectations changed. A Shared Love of Art, Architecture and the Italian Spritz 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

“It went incredibly well, and massively exceeded our expectations,” Mr. Broom said. Clicks to Bricks: Online Retailers Find the Lure of a Store 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Performed by Kara Young, it channeled Robinson’s anger and exhaustion at the erasure of Black women’s humanity and the expectation of their heroism. Instant Artifacts of a Disconnected Time (and Lots of Hugh Dancy) 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

He's already defied the expectations many had of "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" when he took over in 2015 as a relatively unknown South African comedian on whom Stewart made a gamble. Trevor Noah made "The Daily Show" his own — and better 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

The frothy claims about CBD “sets up some false expectations that the molecule will never be able to live up to,” Mr. DeLand said. Why Is CBD Everywhere? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z

Instead of living in expectation of the next slight, try imagining that the vast majority of men want the same thing. I live as a feminist, but I’m tired of being so furious all the time | Dear Mariella 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

First it would be a subtle trimming of expectations, then a desire without sanction. Modern Love: Wearing Your Heart on Your Skin 2011-07-08T19:05:31Z

There is something about family that stresses me out because there are expectations and responsibilities. Behind the scenes of "Fire Island," from filming sexy rain encounters to endearing dance-offs 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

What were your expectations and why did you agree to be part of it? A Minute With: Indian actor Irrfan on his new film 'Lunchbox' 2013-05-26T10:23:18Z

So expectations are high for this sister hotel in the southern Ranelagh district. 20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z

And it went back to unrealistic expectations he put on himself. ArtsBeat: Tribeca First-Timers: Nate Parker 2014-04-23T18:39:52Z

"BBC Online is a huge success, but our vast portfolio of websites means we sometimes fall short of expectation," he said in a statement. BBC shrinks online unit to cut costs and refocus 2011-01-24T14:56:27Z

They wanted to tell beautiful stories, fulfill the expectations of loyal fans and create meaningful female characters. The Women Who Run the ‘Star Wars’ Universe 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

Understandably, the air in the Royal Festival Hall is fraught with expectation. Elizabeth Fraser – review 2012-08-07T10:38:36Z

They spent 10 years developing the story, and it’s so far beyond my expectations. Giovanni Ribisi Has Been Conned. So Have You. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

The group build expectations with patience and precision, from quiet, dripping-water motifs propelled by soft mallet sounds that swell and recede, to folksy Mehldau-like themes that release flows of Jarrett-like inventiveness, or hip Cuban groovers. Andrew McCormack Trio: Live in London – review 2012-12-13T22:18:01Z

A number of holdovers filled out the top five as a trio of new releases came in way under expectations. Box Office: 'The House With a Clock in Its Walls' leads with $26.8... 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

By that standard, the festivities for Swell, a three-gallery exhibition on surfing-inspired art that opened last month, lived up to expectations. Up Close: Tim Nye, Gallery Owner, Finds Art After the Internet 2010-08-04T17:38:00Z

There’s an expectation that friendship is the easy part of life. 'We went to therapy to save our friendship' 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

"I am happy with what comes, I don't have expectations of any stature." No regrets for resurgent musician Leon Russell 2011-06-21T13:04:27Z

I think readers offered a sampling of what many Americans have long thought about Spanish wines and how these three bottles defied expectations. New Wines From Old Spanish Vines 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

“It’s a remarkable thing for me. I had no expectation of it at all.” Honors Class of ’14: Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, Lily Tomlin, Sting

I think even tougher for straights over time because of expectations. When the Cause of a Sexless Relationship Is — Surprise! — the Man 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

“And now we’re falling into song/The game is on,” sings Mr. Lundgren with quiet expectation, bracing himself for another big chorus. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-18T23:45:23Z

It is an emotion I struggle with expressing, so I'm pushing against the norms and expectations that bind us and straight-jacket us that you don't see. "Polite Society" filmmaker on combining Bollywood, martial arts and "angry women being rageful" 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

To that end, Mr. Edwards said he was not looking for “an action star in the classic sense — the clichéd expectation of a soldier or a rebel.” From ‘Rogue One’: A Rising Star in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

As the month of July 2016 progressed, the internet salivated an ocean of expectation for the impending album’s release, but July passed. The Ocean is “Endless”: Frank Ocean’s new visual album is a heroic read on digital culture 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Defying all expectation, it has run there continuously ever since. Mamet, ‘Mousetrap’ among new shows in Seattle 2013-01-10T22:10:12Z

Ahead of the court ruling, Putin said the women should not be judged too harshly, creating expectations that they could be sentenced to time served and freed in the courtroom. Russian PM calls for Pussy Riot to be freed 2012-09-12T16:48:26Z

During shoots, she found that scale and proximity often contradicted her expectations; she was strangely captivated by ostensibly unappealing parts of the body when she viewed them up close. Maisie Cousins’s Visceral Images of Desire and Decay 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

In the main competition, there are other kinds of cinematic responsibility on display — movies that count coherence, clarity and conformity to expectations among their virtues. At Venice Festival, the Wisdom of Lunatics, the Wildness of Age 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

My expectations of a bubbly pint-sized blonde – a sort of northern Barbara Windsor but with proper acting chops – are fading away. Sheridan Smith uncut: "I've played mainly slappers and chavs" 2012-12-30T00:05:26Z

But those expectations were upended in “Doppelganger,” which had its world premiere Friday at the cavernous Park Avenue Armory Drill Hall. ‘Doppelganger’ Review: A Soldier Confronts His Mortality 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z

I can look at each of my friendships as singular pairings with its own culture, standard of operating, behavioral norms and communication approach, expectations and commitments. The queering of friendship: Rethinking platonic relationships, guided by LGBTQ models 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z

In interviews this summer in Los Angeles, during a break from filming in North Carolina, the stars and creators discussed the challenges for a show carrying the highest of expectations. ‘Homeland’ Returns for Second Season on Showtime 2012-09-12T14:05:13Z

But for India's fledgling industry, it exceeded expectations, recovered organizers' investment of about $40,000 and even inspired some to wear costumes, said Jatin Varma of production company Twenty Media Online. Bam! Pow! Indian comics clamor to make their mark 2011-03-04T16:48:17Z

By dissecting female experience of everyday life, she illustrated the ways in which gender is shaped by self-consciousness and social expectations. Smokey and the bandits 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

“We have to prepare ourselves mentally, manage our expectations realistically and we will get through it.” After Maria and Irma: Caribbean Tourism, Island by Island 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

“Travel bans, building border walls and just grabbing people and splitting up families; the tenor of the conversation has gone to a place well beyond our expectations. This show represents what folks are dealing with.” Guerrilla's John Ridley: 'As Three Kings went through the system, George Clooney was unblackified' 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

Yet the best Americana, once it gathers an audience, knocks its comfortable expectations away. Music Review: Bob Dylan and Wilco Set the Warm and Familiar Askew 2013-07-28T05:36:13Z

Few interviewed before Detroit or Chicago came in with expectations any higher than being able to say they had been there for a potential public implosion. Sheen's show gets makeover 2011-04-04T03:34:00Z

All day the Capitol vibrated with pride and excitement and expectation, as families joined members-elect for photos and cheering. George Santos had an awkward first day at the office 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z

Love’s defiance of his expectations beguiles him and the viewer, and just might keep her alive . . . but maybe not. New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

But at every turn, Lee thwarts our expectations. The top 50 fiction books for 2014

He added that the networks have not "kept pace with the competition or, just as important, with our own high expectations." Many complications to consider if Turner tries to woo Kevin Reilly 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

I suspect it has to do with anticipation and psychological incongruity: A Dorito should meet certain expectations, not just in its taste, but also in its aroma and texture. Cocktails: If it tastes good on the plate, will it taste good in the glass? 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

The character’s disability is at the core of “Best Foot Forward,” but Sundquist’s expectations were measured. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

It was a way of disrupting expectations: a core goal in all of Ms. Rainer’s work. A D.I.Y. Dance for Your Home, From Yvonne Rainer 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

But in the world of ever-increasing fan expectation, directors are expected to keep delivering, making movies that are better and more original than the original ones they came up with before. 'Chappie': Who do so many sci-fi helmers lose heat on their fastball? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

We will work hard to meet the expectations and responsibilities that National status brings us. Seven Stories changes its name 2012-11-09T12:37:44Z

Back then, I found “Dead Pigeon” disappointing; seen again, as the filmmaker intended it and without expectation, it’s less a failure than a small, unexpected gift for Mr. Fuller’s fans. Cursed Films, Blessed on Blu-ray 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

It’s these eccentric careers that I really look up to, people who defy the expectation of their art form and even what their role should be as an artist. Possessed: A Curator at the Whitney, Jay Sanders, Considers, ?Is It Art? 2012-03-17T00:03:45Z

If the film lives up to expectations it may not only shift the way Hollywood caters to young adult moviegoers but the way the movie business feels about tear-jerkers too. 'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

A teacher at the college, who asked not to be identified, said there was a mismatch between student's expectations and what they were capable of. In modernizing India, suicide is on the rise among young 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

In a phone interview Thursday, she spoke from Los Angeles about the outsize emotional expectations placed on actresses, and about the extra challenges of playing such a stoic role. Anna Torv of ‘Mindhunter’ on Playing It Cool, if Not Straight 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

The traditional expectation is that a good comic should be able to fend off a heckler with an acerbic put-down. When heckling goes bad 2010-08-24T15:03:00Z

In other words, their moods were influenced by their expectation — either being pleasantly surprised or disappointed after eating the food in question. Yogurt could be the key to happiness: The surprising link between your gut and your mental health 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of people with many expectations,” she said. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ the Movie, as a Fairy Tale 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

There have been so many moments where you have defied expectations. Rock legend Suzi Quatro on the secret to her success: "I never, ever did gender" 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z

The form was then freed from its own expectations, and able to engage with any idea or theme where it might identify the motif of its little golden square. Don Paterson on Shakespeare's sonnets 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z

But a surfeit of expectations, even if they are meant to be dashed, is better than no films at all. What Cannes Needs: More Fireworks! 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

"I'm suggesting there's a difference between the demands and expectations of an actor in a play and a performer in Bum Bum." Tino Sehgal, participatory art and the Booker prize: a week in the arts 2012-07-26T14:43:33Z

It was the roar that went up backstage behind the wafting pastel curtains, echoing the clapping in the graceful interlocking salons, that proved the designer had exceeded all expectations. Fashion Review: At Dior, a Triumph of 21st Century Modernism 2012-09-28T17:29:55Z

The fact that my protagonist defied expectations was only incidental. Perspective | How one writer shook up the Golden Age detective novel 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

Tennessee Williams, too, felt pinched and confined by expectations. Review: Unearthing the Late Curiosities of Tennessee Williams 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

This clear shift in expectations, in expecting far less for and from ourselves, isn’t easy, especially amid the relentlessly cheerful seasonal messaging — How to be the perfect hostess! For Home Cooks, Burnout Is a Reality This Holiday Season 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

Defying expectations, Mr. Rich continues to show off his gifts on Btykwn, where he can be seen smearing hot fuchsia on his lips or scrawling an outsize heart on his cheek. Richie Rich, the ’90s Club Kid, Goes Virtual for Beauty 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

In the late 1980s, King had some success with his play “The Night Hank Williams Died,” a pungent yet poignant tale of lost loves, missed opportunities, unfulfilled expectations and fatal mistakes that made it off-Broadway. Author, ‘Whorehouse’ Playwright Larry L. King Dies 2012-12-21T15:05:08Z

A few years ago, the duchess of Cambridge’s soigné appearance right after childbirth — hinting at stringent expectations for her looks and behavior — inspired Barnes to write a monologue for a fictional duchess. Inspired by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a new play ponders race, gender and inclusion 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

The rise in false-statements prosecutions is a reflection that today’s juries will convict for these crimes, which in turn evidences a significant change in public expectations. Books Of the Times: Looking for Truth in All That Lying 2011-06-12T22:09:47Z

If only a New Year’s trip to Rio de Janeiro had met his expectations. Billy Eichner Has Never Been to Paris 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

I shaped Amadi and Ikenna's relationship to the one I had with my brother who was more carefree and did not have the expectation and responsibility I did. Netflix's existential "Shine Your Eyes" searches for a man who "inhabits the world of fiction" 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

More important, we get to see Harry as a father — and his teenage son Albus’s efforts to cope with the suffocating expectations that come with having a famous father. Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Explores the Power of Time 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

It became clear early on that expectations from all sides were very high. How arts can enhance a heritage site 2013-07-25T10:15:48Z

How could I bring back a character that people had such expectations about, and such contradictory expectations? Erica Jong is back — as fearless as ever 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Kaluuya says this with equanimity: he never had expectations, not from lack of personal ambition, but from a kind of wry understanding of what was expected of him. Daniel Kaluuya: ‘I'm not a spokesman. No one’s expected to speak for all white people’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

“I still struggle with that idea of a woman pleasing everybody,” Kadillak says, noting that dating pre-self-quarantine often came with expectations of getting physical early on. ‘I would pay $50 for a 2-minute hug’: True stories of sex starvation during self-quarantine 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

Kristen, 50, a divorced mother who works in the real estate industry in Boston, said she doesn’t have such lofty expectations of her digital coach. What Can an Online Dating Coach Do for You? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

The relationship was, despite all expectations, not what I needed. Why I’m Breaking Up With the Apple Watch 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

His case became a cause, and when he was freed — that's not a spoiler — he had trouble living up to people's expectations of him. "Free Chol Soo Lee" investigates "what went wrong" in 1973's forgotten conviction of an innocent man 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

The cold, harsh truth is that the distance that develops between immigrant parents and their kids due to different childhoods, different cultures and different expectations from life–that distance can’t be magically cured. You don’t get a cookie for doing the right thing: How “Master of None” evades the Very Special Episode trap 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

Perhaps Dylan learned that idols never live up to a fan’s expectations, and so it’s silly to expect otherwise. Bob Dylan, Fanboy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona, working with editor Sana Amanat, say the series reflects Khan’s vibrant but kinetic world, learning to deal with superpowers, family expectations and adolescence. In Marvel Comics, Ms Marvel Returns as Muslim Teen 2013-11-05T22:04:52Z

That lack of consensus holds true for a multitude of professions, and the expectations are shifting all the time. Should you tip your kid's camp counselors? The answer is tricky 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

It’s no spoiler to tell you that “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” was a surprise box­office hit after its October 1962 release, far surpassing Warner’s low expectations. Review | FX’s ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’: Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

I came with low expectations, only there for a bit of fun, but after one evening with Oona Chaplin's smouldering Mia and Will Mellor's weary David, I was halfway in love. From The Returned to Broadchurch to Game of Thrones: the best TV of 2013 2013-07-28T18:00:01Z

She is both an entirely believable modern woman, defying conventional categories and expectations, and also, for that reason, an excitingly credible feminist heroine. The Telluride Film Festival Features ‘Mr. Turner’ 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

How wonderful life must be when nothing is assumed of you, when absolutely anything you do exceeds expectations. My day at the fertility clinic: I’m 35, single and want to know my options 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

“Christmas carries a lot of work, and expectations, with it: from organising and wrapping presents, to making the home look different and special, to preparing special foods and perhaps doing Christmas cards,” she said. Sex at Christmas tends to be off menu until fireworks at new year – study 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

As a young Iranian woman, she knows it’s dangerous to challenge traditions and expectations. The Carpetbagger: Sundance, Film by Film 2013-12-04T22:31:45Z

Previously, I’ve mentioned noteworthy unreleased films as sidebars, or held them for later—because I had a reasonable expectation that they would in fact eventually be released. The Best Movies of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z