But anticipating objections from Democrats, he kept open the possibility that Congress might have to work over the weekend.

His essays about music are the fruits of deep consideration, and they tend both to anticipate and dispatch potential objections.

She could tell that Clavain had worked through the details himself before calling her, anticipating almost all the likely problems and objections she might have.

Anticipating Replies: Important to critical thinking is anticipating objections and considering the plausibility of different rebuttals.

He said employees should also imagine themselves in the supervisor's shoes, in order to anticipate objections.

Salespeople should do their best to anticipate objections and respectfully respond to them.

Education officials had built in an appeals process, anticipating objections.

But she has also anticipated parental objections: "I'll have lots of paper towels," she said.

It succeeded, he wrote, in "both accounting for earlier scholarly skepticism and anticipating possible objections."

In his speech, he anticipated some members likely objections about the federal government sponsoring "social" legislation, and noted that lynching violated individuals' rights under the 14th Amendment.