They're very aware of language and how it functions and its potential to amuse, its potential to set up expectation and to create surprises.

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So if, as bonds apparently already are, the stock market begins to anticipate higher interest rates, that could be yet another potential catalyst for my expectation that the market will run into trouble again this summer.

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Without that expectation, could potential buyers have come in, taken a sober look at Lehman and purchased it?

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But with Australia having named two uncapped spin bowlers, Bryce McGain and Jason Krejza, in their squad for the tour, the expectation was that India would name their strongest possible top six in order to try and capitalise on that potential weakness.

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