Word: expect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...enforcement performances thus far in the desegregation struggle. Facing students in the Clinton High School auditorium, Joyce said: "I have beesn asked and directed by the Board of Education to come before you and tell you what the Board of Education and what the faculty of this school expect of you in the future...
...angrily charged the U.S. with an "apparent desire to impose on her allies a code of international rules, all the while reserving the right not to respect them herself." NATO's new Secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak (see box) was more understanding. "After all, you couldn't expect a country the size of the U.S. to promise to consult a little country like Belgium before taking action on every problem posed to it anywhere in the world." The council approved the three wise men's recommendation that...
...down at our desk, and begun to think what a great invention the typewriter is, and how useful it would be in an examination room. But nothing has ever come of our notion, and the fact that we repeat it now is not an indication that we really expect the Faculty to consider the matter in January, but merely a nod to the passing of time and an assurance, to those of you who doubt, that there are still some things in this world that can be counted...
...parking survey company's long-range plans seem today like unattainable castles in the air. It is unrealistic to expect professors and students to switch en masse from cars to motor scooters, although their use by University employees, as the report suggests, could be put into effect. Multiple-story garages, a parking space over the MTA carbarns, or even split-level construction for autos by the University seems unattainable in the near future. Their projects might be valuable investments although even the proposed garage fee of $50 per year would not for a long while defray the costs...
...today is a dry ditch, and probably a very good thing too. The astounding vistas of the opening West have become familiar to a nation on wheels; most regional art has degenerated into picturesque views suitable for sale to tourists at roadside stands. Art viewers have come to expect more from artists than a pleasant rendering of a sunset over the Grand Canyon or the pine-studded shores of Rockport...