What was expected of them that they should have let Helms pour it on maybe serve as butts for a series of practical jokes without raising a finger in their own defense?
It had been expected of them that they would stand up to Helms.
mnli hypothesis: It had been expected of them that they would stand up to Helms. premise: What was expected of them that they should have let Helms pour it on maybe serve as butts for a series of practical jokes without raising a finger in their own defense?