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Pragmatic Sanction, he even re-enacted some of the clauses of the document respecting "expectatives" and "provisions."
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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Cardinal Balue, the recent enactment against "expectatives" was repealed.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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The issue of "expectatives" was prohibited; but, as no mention was made of the "annats," it followed, of course, that this rich source of gain to the papal treasury was to lie open, in spite of the provisions of the Pragmatic Sanction to the contrary. [
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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Personalment aquest taller em fa molta il·lusió, i hi tinc posades moltes expectatives.
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According to the 1540 list, Crecquillon was granted a benefice in Termonde and expectatives in Béthune and Turnhout.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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Let just detach from our expectatives and enjoy what we have … and what we have is the oportunity to watch movies as good or not so good as the originals.
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The movie is so fuckin´ GREAT that it doesn´t matter the expectatives, you are going to exit the cinema comletely euphoric.
Cloverfield In Spain Dennis 2008
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In the beginning, I tried to reduce the hype, because after months of waiting for the movie and one superb crit from someone whose criteria and mine tend to be quite similar, I went to the theater with high expectatives, and that usually ends with a great dissapointment according to my experience.
Cloverfield In Spain Dennis 2008
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No abuse is more sharply rebuked and forbidden than that of _expectatives_ -- a species of appointment in high favor with the papal chancery, whereby a successor to ecclesiastical dignities was nominated during the lifetime of the incumbent, and in view of his decease.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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Well I trully am dissapointed, I AM a HUGE Twilight fan, and of course I went to see the first movie, but it's just not up to the expectatives.
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