When a website can build consistent traffic off of an expectation of quality, it makes the writer think about the audience before the source.

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Yet despite the widespread expectation of impending loan-quality problems, the big banks reduced impairment charges in Q3.

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"It's really just an expectation now, people demand speed and they demand quality and convenience, " Mr Johnson said.

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So now, the expectation is not necessarily to sell music but to produce quality content and to be a part of ancillary aspects, whether it's with a book or placing music into films and television, or just going to the people, like old school.

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Insurers price the product with the expectation they will earn substantial investment income, primarily in high-quality bonds, in the intervening years.

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Reformers need to focus on the substance and quality of education, and that starts with a coherent and consistent set of standards and expectation.

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