Word: awaiting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Tucked in a corner on the first floor of the Coop's book building, Connors and his Encyclopaedia Britannica display await fact-grubbing customers. The former history teacher has been inviting curious onlookers to sit down and talk reference books for more than thirteen years...
John Paul makes a glancing reference to the eternal perdition that could await moral miscreants and outlines a tightening up of his earthly ranks. The encyclical directs all theologians to display "a loyal assent, both internal and external," as they discuss morals. And he rails against the "carefully orchestrated protests and polemics carried on in the media" that undercut church policies...
Opportunists eagerly await their chances as the old regime crumbles, to be replaced by the uncertainty and instability which come from newfound freedom. Among these opportunists are both common felons and power-hungry leaders. Both of these groups fuel the instability by either committing or instigating violent acts; sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart. Indeed, the political opportunists are sometimes little better than the murderers. On one side, radicals scream "one settler, one bullet." On the other, reactionaries prepare themselves to overthrow any popularly elected government. As these two groups glare at each other from opposite sides...
After the first-years receive their packets full of information about College life, a horde of eager organizations will and await them under a yellow and white striped tent outside, hoping to snare them early...
...parade of costumed dancers and musicians begins at the corner of Blackstone and Western Avenues at 1 p.m., with Cambridge Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves as grand marshal. The parade finishes at 3 p.m. in the park, where food, music and other activities await paradegoers...