Word: expect
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Kennedy: One of the problems is not just a question of people going around promising Negroes or the poor all kinds of things, but the fact that these people expect to have as much of a chance as you and I have...
...been clear for weeks that China was heading for some sort of momentous crescendo, but no one knew exactly what to expect. Last week, as the impact of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution abruptly spilled out across the land, the nightmare of it all became chillingly clear. Mao Tse-tung aimed to blot out not only all traces of foreign influence, but to tear out China's own cultural and historical roots as well...
Election Disruption. The 13,000 irregulars of the Riff and Piff are an uncertain defense force. "You can't take a peasant out of a paddy, give him three weeks of training and expect him to be a red-hot soldier," says one U.S. officer. Nevertheless, supported by Vietnamese army, marine and ranger units, they stage an average of twelve major operations a month against V.C. elements on the outskirts of the city...
...mile out of shape at its south pole and bulges out about the same distance at its north pole. Because the moon has a diameter of about 2,200 miles, the distortion would hardly be noticeable when viewed from the earth. Said a NASA official: "Let's not expect to go out and look at the moon tonight to confirm this...
...black Africa has not proved the model of democracy that its well-wishers had hoped, it has certainly done better than anyone had a right to expect. Since 1957, when the great surge toward independence got under way, there have been fewer coups in Africa than in Latin America...