Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...really know what to expect from B. C.," McCurdy explained. "They'll probably be strong in the sprints, and they have some good distance men. They didn't show much in cross country this fall, but then, neither did Army...
None of the sounds are songs in the melodious sense that one would expect. The album might be better entitled Calls of the Humpback Whale, for they are calls as birds' songs are calls...
...Vietnamese will have to bear the brunt of any such concerted attack. Predictions of a big enemy offensive bloom perennially at this time of year, though none has taken place since Tet of 1968. Now intelligence experts point to the enemy's buildup of men and materiel and expect a major offensive early in 1971. The U.S. air attacks are meant to blunt that offensive before it comes. There is every reason to believe that what is already known in Washington jargon as "periodic re-escalation'' will continue to cover the American exodus. Like the invasion...
...members' one-year terms can be renewed only by the regime, and they can be fired outright by the Premier for "sufficient cause." To be sure, the regime will have a right to expect cooperation: after all, at $830 a month plus traveling expenses, the committee members will be better paid than a brigadier general in the Greek army...
...toward Florida and New York again, Goldman seems optimistic. "Right now," he says, "I figure that about two-thirds of the smokers are off tobacco." The real test will come once the voyage has ended. Says Goldman: "It would be wonderful if 30 to 40 percent quit permanently. We expect a minimum of 15 to 20 percent." At a costume ball as the cruise nears its end, a blonde dressed as a cigarette girl saunters out. Our applause is fiery and approving, the band goes into Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and we are all left to worry about...