Word: expect
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...leader of the liberal faction and an urban expert, Rocky might, if traditional rules operated, expect a top post in a Nixon Cabinet, perhaps Secretary of State or Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Temperament -both his and Nixon's-would probably rule this out. Rockefeller actually says that he would reject an offer even if it were tendered: "I can do more in my own state...
...given the premiership-and with it, by extension, civilian government in South Viet Nam-an aura of respectability it had never attained under others. Huong's hope is that the aura will grow. As one of the Premier's associates put it last week: "We do not expect to last for a long time. But many of the things we have accomplished will not be easily undone...
...surveying is being carried out by Cornell scientists using the 1,000-ft. dish telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and by MIT astronomers at two sites in Massachusetts. In March, Venus will again approach Earth. By boosting their radar signal to 450,000 watts, Caltech's electronic cartographers expect to make even more detailed maps...
...industry seems certain to face a far rougher second half. New orders had begun tapering off even before last week's settlement, and some steelmakers expect second-half shipments to decline by more than 20% from their first-half level of 53 million tons. The industry is also concerned about competition from foreign steelmakers, who increased their inroads into the U.S. market by taking advantage of the abnormally high domestic demand for steel earlier this year. Steel from abroad is expected to account for at least 15% of the nation's total 1968 shipments...
Dullness was the one thing I did not expect. When I got off my plane in Miami Sunday. I found myself thrust into a boisterous demonstration of young and old Rockefeller supporters, armed with brassy instruments, who had come to the airport to greet the Massachusetts delegation. They screamed and played so loud that no one could hear the public address announcements about departures and arrivals...