Word: expectance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would be unfair to expect any musician to maintain the hot-and-bothered pace of Costello's first two albums, and Armed Forces does have its share of rockers--"Goon Squad" and "Accidents Will Happen" in particular carry on the tradition. But all over the new album there are signs of his evolution towards more versatile music-making. He's always had a touch of the middle-of-the-road about him--he recorded a Burt Bacharach number on a live anthology last year. "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding," a Nick Lowe song which Costello belts...
...expect more from the Soviets along this...
...total of closings for the decade to 129, more than double the number of new colleges that have opened. The campus kill ratio seems sure to soar in the years ahead. A Carnegie study predicts that as many as 300 institutions will vanish through the 1980s. Some educators expect an even greater number to lose their present identity through mergers and drastic cutbacks in the range of courses they offer, as well as outright bankruptcies. "One way or another," says Dartmouth President John G. Kemeny, "if present trends continue, about half of them are going to go out of business...
...with a campus that is beginning to expect something better than the brand of losing basketball that's been seen around here the past three seasons, answers are what is demanded. Unfortunately, it's next to impossible to pin-point what the answers...
...answer would be an improved inside game, although the prospects for improvement seem dim. No offense to freshman center Dave Coatsworth--who's doing the best job one could expect in a high-pressure situation--but the Crimson simply has failed to do much inside on offense...