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  • adjective rare Expectative.

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  • adjective expectative

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Examples

  • Reserves, annates, and "expective graces" are abolished; the rights of patrons are to be respected, provided their nominees be graduates of the universities and otherwise well qualified.

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

  • Health Video: Healthy Monday Tip: Walk or Bike to Work Report Abuse screw pfizer, I get my lipitor outsidde the U.S. and it's a lot less expective. why does pfizer sell lipitor cheaper in other countries than here in the U.S.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • How about for limited brands, the number of closures were a lot larger, and can you give us a sense again of rents in those stores and what kind of malls are being most expective?

    unknown title 2011

  • Report Abuse screw pfizer, I get my lipitor outsidde the U.S. and it's a lot less expective. why does pfizer sell lipitor cheaper in other countries than here in the U.S.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Report Abuse screw pfizer, I get my lipitor outsidde the U.S. and it's a lot less expective. why does pfizer sell lipitor cheaper in other countries than here in the U.S.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Statements by the company relating to growth, growth opportunities, capacity levels, increases in capabilities, ability to expand, the ability to obtain new customers, the expective accretiveness of the acquisition and other non-historical information, constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Act. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected.

    StreetInsider.com News Articles 2010

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