Word: expect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...vanishing. B) While the tendency has been toward more head-hair, it is fairly safe to assume that the crew-cut, now pretty well established in academic circles, especially with the young, will prevail. C) Eyebrows appear to have become heavier (see Conant), therefore it would seem reasonable to expect heavier brows than formerly. D) Eyeglasses come an go, but since two out of the last three presidents have worn em, I feel if not too extreme to look forward to double lenses. This is the least accurate, perhaps, of the items in my prognostication. There may well be contact...
...Review will hold its annual elections today. Members of the Review expect to be closeted up from 2 p.m. this afternoon until sometime tomorrow morning in an effort to reach a decision...
...believe that government-sponsored housing projects and the climate a dynamic federal agency gives to local governments is a healthy thing, simply because there are fifteen million Americans living in homes judged sub-standard and more houses eroding each year. We do not expect the Administration to expand the program, simply because it is against its expressed philosophy of government. But, from the men who seemed sincere about "not turning back the clock," at least a sympathetic administration of the present program could be expected...
...government has been informed of this outrage and I expect that appropriate action will be taken. Meanwhile, I am confident that the U.S. Air Force in Germany will know how to deal with any future incursions of this type...
What saves The Fourposter from what might have been its expected fate--critical curses of "static" and "trite"--is author Jan de Hartog's plausibly witty dialogue and believably gradual development of character. He has made things easier for his audience by casting his male lead in the part of an author of best selling if not memorable novels. Thus Mr. Cronyn can be humorously sarcastic without imposing on the audience's credulity; his lines are what one might expect from a clever, superficial writer. As his wife, Miss Tandy progresses from a blushing but eager bride to a mature...