Word: expect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unlike the smallish crowds that watch tennis with Emily Post decorum in the U.S., Australian tennis zealots turn out by the thousands, even for minor tournaments. And they would no more think of repressing their natural partisanship than a crowd of U.S. baseball fans. A visiting American can expect to have his court errors lustily cheered, can count on cries of "Lout!" and "Mug!" if he shows temper or disgruntlement...
...Sliders-Those who expect a fairly steady downward movement in the economy...
Without a really tough foe to date one might expect that the varsity has not been pushed to its fastest potential times as yet. Sophomore Dave Hawkins, nevertheless, has already broken three Harvard records--the 15-yard medley, the 220-yard free style, and the 200-yard breaststroke...
...private pilot's license). If. on the other hand, he could come up with no better excuse than the one he had used in his broadcast-that his twin-engined DC-3 was blown completely off its course by a 30-m.p.h. cross wind - he could scarcely expect CAB to regard him as a skilled pilot. Godfrey was further embarrassed by the fact that the CAA had discovered that he was flying without valid CAA medical clearance (holders of privat: licenses are required to pass a physical examination every two years...
TIREMAKERS expect 1954's production to equal or exceed last year's 100,500,000 units. A drop in auto output would hurt some companies which do a large original-equipment business, but not affect others (e.g., General Tire, Armstrong Rubber, Seiberling) which supply the growing replacement market. Prices will be about the same...