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It's a definite bummer, but it was perhaps to be expected — RIM is all about playing the expectations game now, and slapping the BB10 name on a device that essentially only has a web browser and a file system wouldn't reflect too well on them.

AS American troops encountered strong resistance a week ago, critics of the war against Iraq were quick to play the expectations card.

On the other hand, there's an endless appetite for stories about Santorum's effort to reach out beyond his evangelical base, or Gingrich playing the expectations game in Iowa.

This was an entirely predictable event, since surrogates always play the expectations game right before a big debate.

Political advisors for both candidates are vigorously playing the expectations game so as to favorably position their candidate in advance with the press.

Interestingly (consistent with the theme of my book), they were active traders, playing the expectations market cleverly to net a profit of $1.8 billion in trades of their stock in their own institution between 2000 and the 2008 crash - on top of their paltry cash compensation of $890 million.

He plays with the expectations of the listener.

Knowing that Beth's demise will still be fresh in viewers' minds, the writers of The Walking Dead (Fox) have constructed a story that plays with the expectations of their fan base right up to the devastating conclusion.

At the same time, Lovelace (predictably) plays into the expectations of the industry it critiques, setting a new precedent for the most x-rated material in a mainstream movie.

As Verdi matured he played with the expectations of listeners who expected scenes to unfold in familiar patterns.

Predictably, he played the blizzard/Brooklyn/reasonable expectation card.