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Great Expectations

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  1. a novel (1861) by Charles Dickens.


Great Expectations

  1. (1861) A novel by Charles Dickens . Worldly ambitions lead a young boy, Pip, to abandon his true friends.
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Jonathan Pinkney, professor of endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Plymouth, says while there are "great expectations and hope around the drugs", trials show people "do tend to relapse" after they stop taking them, meaning the weight loss isn't sustained.

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According to Carlin, the band had no great expectations for 1992’s “Automatic for the People,†an album of mostly quiet, mournful ballads that, along with “Out of Time,†remains its most popular album.

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Pochettino’s arrival, meanwhile, brings with it great expectations, as evidenced by his contract, reported to be worth $12 million over two years, nearly twice the record for a U.S. manager.

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Spencer worked with Lean on films including “Blithe Spirit,†“Great Expectations,†“The Bridge on the River Kwai†and “Lawrence of Arabia.â€

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We don’t have time to get into what that meant for her preparation for roles including Miss Havisham in Great Expectations or Emily Maitlis in Emmy-nominated Scoop, a dramatisation of Newsnight’s car-crash interview with Prince Andrew.

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