Word: expect
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Meanwhile, New York writers and editors play the guessing game of "why doesn't Gloria Steinem settle down?" Her response: "I always think I'm going to get married. The trouble is, I just don't want to now. You can't expect a man to give you your identity on a silver platter, which is what society would have us believe. That's dishonest, and it has produced a lot of bitter women. Because I have work to care about, it's possible that I may be less difficult to get along with...
...happy composer, Mahler could be light-hearted when he turned to folk poetry. In these twelve songs-drawn from the German folk anthology The Youth's Magic Horn-he conjures up an impish world of humorous saints, sorrowful drummer boys, cuckoos and nightingales. As one would expect from such a line-up of talent, this version abounds with interpretive delights. It does not, however, outclass Angel's previous recording by Janet Baker, Geraint Evans and Conductor Wyn Morris with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which some may prefer for its lighter, wittier style...
...book: "In his first weeks in office the President had proposed 'unconditional' war on poverty; in short order that whole range of metaphor had become embarrassing if not, indeed, obscene." The program quickly became a quagmire, and "men of whom the nation had a right to expect better did inexcusably sloppy work...
There is reason to expect that next year demand will taper and the price spiral will slow. The tax increase is finally beginning to take effect: the after-tax income of the average American, which rose at an annual rate of $36 in this year's first quarter, increased $20 in the second quarter and only $4 in the third quarter. On Jan. 1, the taxpayer will be hit with an increase in Social Security taxes; the maximum payment, for people earning $7,800 a year or more, will go up from $290 to $374. On April 15, millions...
...gets a return on investment of close to 13% in the Pacific compared with less than 5% on transatlantic flights. By CAB estimate, each of last week's five winners stands to add at least $10 million a year to its revenues. But passengers should not expect any rate reductions. Such fares are set by the International Air Transport Association, a 104-airline group that does not necessarily feel that higher profitability should be reflected in cheaper tickets...