31.   He was expecting the worst.

32.   His eyes were little pools of fear and foreboding as he looked at me anxiously from his pillow, expecting the worst.

33.   I shot across the yard expecting the worst.

34.   In fact, he opined, let the world come to Atlanta expecting the worst and then no one will be disappointed.

35.   It looks good, because everyone was expecting the worst.

36.   Karen and Jeffrey Wilson expected the worst when the doctor called them aside in the hospital waiting room one morning last December.

37.   Let the world come to Atlanta expecting the worst, and then no one will be disappointed.

38.   Last season, the Dolphins expected the worst when they returned to Rich Stadium, but security was heavy and the game was quiet.

39.   Like most Americans, I live in good times and expect the worst.

40.   Like most of his teammates, Jamal Marshall, a senior captain who plays center, sat in front of the television Sunday night expecting the worst.