diff --git a/CppUnitLite/Test.h b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
index 7230c0816..aac9c8ed9 100644
--- a/CppUnitLite/Test.h
+++ b/CppUnitLite/Test.h
@@ -54,8 +54,20 @@ protected:
     testGroup##testName##Instance; \
 	void testGroup##testName##Test::run (TestResult& result_) 
 
+/*
+ * Convention for tests:
+ *  - "EXPECT" is a test that will not end execution of the series of tests
+ *  - Otherwise, upon a failure, the test will end
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *  EXPECT is useful when checking several different parts of an condition so
+ *  that a failure of one check won't hide another failure.
+ *
+ * Note: Exception tests are not available in a EXPECT form, as exceptions rarely
+ * fit the criteria of an assertion that does not need to be true to continue
+ */
 
-
+/* True ASSERTs: tests end at first failure */
 #define CHECK(condition)\
 { if (!(condition)) \
 { result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__,__LINE__, #condition)); return; } }
@@ -78,7 +90,6 @@ protected:
 #define CHECK_EQUAL(expected,actual)\
 { if ((expected) == (actual)) return; result_.addFailure(Failure(name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, StringFrom(expected), StringFrom(actual))); }
 
-
 #define LONGS_EQUAL(expected,actual)\
 { long actualTemp = actual; \
   long expectedTemp = expected; \
@@ -86,8 +97,6 @@ protected:
 { result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, StringFrom(expectedTemp), \
 StringFrom(actualTemp))); return; } }
 
-
-
 #define DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected,actual,threshold)\
 { double actualTemp = actual; \
   double expectedTemp = expected; \
@@ -96,6 +105,25 @@ StringFrom(actualTemp))); return; } }
 StringFrom((double)expectedTemp), StringFrom((double)actualTemp))); return; } }
 
 
+/* EXPECTs: tests will continue running after a failure */
+#define EXPECT(condition)\
+{ if (!(condition)) \
+{ result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__,__LINE__, #condition)); } }
+
+#define EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(expected,actual)\
+{ long actualTemp = actual; \
+  long expectedTemp = expected; \
+  if ((expectedTemp) != (actualTemp)) \
+{ result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, StringFrom(expectedTemp), \
+StringFrom(actualTemp))); } }
+
+#define EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected,actual,threshold)\
+{ double actualTemp = actual; \
+  double expectedTemp = expected; \
+  if (fabs ((expectedTemp)-(actualTemp)) > threshold) \
+{ result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__, __LINE__, \
+StringFrom((double)expectedTemp), StringFrom((double)actualTemp))); } }
+
 
 #define FAIL(text) \
 { result_.addFailure (Failure (name_, __FILE__, __LINE__,(text))); return; }
diff --git a/tests/testTupleConfig.cpp b/tests/testTupleConfig.cpp
index 4dc146a68..a344258c5 100644
--- a/tests/testTupleConfig.cpp
+++ b/tests/testTupleConfig.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ TEST( TupleConfig, size_dim )
   config1.insert(PointKey(1), l1);
   config1.insert(PointKey(2), l2);
 
-  CHECK(config1.size() == 4);
-  CHECK(config1.dim() == 10);
+  EXPECT(config1.size() == 4);
+  EXPECT(config1.dim() == 10);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ TEST(TupleConfig, at)
   config1.insert(PointKey(1), l1);
   config1.insert(PointKey(2), l2);
 
-  CHECK(assert_equal(x1, config1[PoseKey(1)]));
-  CHECK(assert_equal(x2, config1[PoseKey(2)]));
-  CHECK(assert_equal(l1, config1[PointKey(1)]));
-  CHECK(assert_equal(l2, config1[PointKey(2)]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(x1, config1[PoseKey(1)]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(x2, config1[PoseKey(2)]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(l1, config1[PointKey(1)]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(l2, config1[PointKey(2)]));
 
   CHECK_EXCEPTION(config1[PoseKey(3)], std::invalid_argument);
   CHECK_EXCEPTION(config1[PointKey(3)], std::invalid_argument);
@@ -233,33 +233,33 @@ TEST(TupleConfig, basic_functions) {
 	configB.insert(L1, lam1);
 
 	// bracket operator
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configA[x1], pose1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configA[l1], point1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB[x1], pose1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB[l1], point1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB[L1], lam1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configA[x1], pose1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configA[l1], point1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB[x1], pose1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB[l1], point1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB[L1], lam1));
 
 	// exists
-	CHECK(configA.exists(x1));
-	CHECK(configA.exists(l1));
-	CHECK(configB.exists(x1));
-	CHECK(configB.exists(l1));
-	CHECK(configB.exists(L1));
+	EXPECT(configA.exists(x1));
+	EXPECT(configA.exists(l1));
+	EXPECT(configB.exists(x1));
+	EXPECT(configB.exists(l1));
+	EXPECT(configB.exists(L1));
 
 	// at
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configA.at(x1), pose1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configA.at(l1), point1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB.at(x1), pose1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB.at(l1), point1));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(configB.at(L1), lam1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configA.at(x1), pose1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configA.at(l1), point1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB.at(x1), pose1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB.at(l1), point1));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(configB.at(L1), lam1));
 
 	// size
-	CHECK(configA.size() == 2);
-	CHECK(configB.size() == 3);
+	EXPECT(configA.size() == 2);
+	EXPECT(configB.size() == 3);
 
 	// dim
-	CHECK(configA.dim() == 5);
-	CHECK(configB.dim() == 6);
+	EXPECT(configA.dim() == 5);
+	EXPECT(configB.dim() == 6);
 
 	// erase
 	configA.erase(x1);
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@ TEST(TupleConfig, basic_functions) {
 
 	// clear
 	configA.clear();
-	CHECK(configA.size() == 0);
+	EXPECT(configA.size() == 0);
 	configB.clear();
-	CHECK(configB.size() == 0);
+	EXPECT(configB.size() == 0);
 
 	// empty
-	CHECK(configA.empty());
-	CHECK(configB.empty());
+	EXPECT(configA.empty());
+	EXPECT(configB.empty());
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -370,12 +370,12 @@ TEST( TupleConfig, equals )
 
 	ConfigA config6(config1);
 
-	CHECK(assert_equal(config1,config2));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(config1,config1));
-	CHECK(!config1.equals(config3));
-	CHECK(!config1.equals(config4));
-	CHECK(!config1.equals(config5));
-	CHECK(assert_equal(config1, config6));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(config1,config2));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(config1,config1));
+	EXPECT(!config1.equals(config3));
+	EXPECT(!config1.equals(config4));
+	EXPECT(!config1.equals(config5));
+	EXPECT(assert_equal(config1, config6));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */