Word: expectance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wars past, when Johnny came marching home, he could expect cheers and bands. He could also look forward to a gratitude that helped him come to terms with the horrors he had endured and gave him a feeling that his sacrifices meant something. For the Viet Nam veteran, coming home was far less glorious. "You know about the class of '46, the guys who came back after World War II, greeted with parades and jobs," says Alan Fitzgerald, 30, a drafted infantryman who fought near the Cambodian border in 1970. "When I came back and landed at San Francisco...
Archie C. Epps III, dean of students, said he does not expect any difficulty with the new ruling, since the University would be taking a risk to permit students to drink illegally. "We are not prepared to take any risks," Epps said...
Junior Charlie Altekruse, who anchors The Engine Room, the middle section of the varsity boat that guns the oarsmen, adds, "I expect they'll be hanging in there. They always row well against us." But never well enough...
...updating Fish's cry for Harvard's return to athletic excellence, adding to it the understanding that Harvard in the '70s can't expect to compete with sports factories. And updating is just what Harvard needs...
...administration blames the problems of the Afro-American Studies department on the lack of professors willing to join the department. but while the University keeps the status and funding of the department so tenuous, it can hardly expect to attract outside professors...