Word: expectance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...appointed special representative, Martti Ahtisaari, arrived in the territorial capital of Windhoek with the first contingent of a U.N. supervisory force that may eventually grow to 5,000 troops and 1,000 civilians. Ahtisaari, a former Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania, will meet with stonewalling cynicism from whites, who fully expect him to favor the guerrillas in any disagreement. One such skeptic is Brian O'Linn, Secretary-General of the Namibia National Front, a newly formed multiracial attempt to steer between SWAPO and its major opponent, the South African-backed Democratic Turnhalle Alliance. Says O'Linn, "the deep suspicion...
...five-year Labor government mandate does not run out until October 1979, but as Parliament adjourned last week, the campaign lines were clearly drawn. Both of Britain's major parties-expect the election to be fought primarily over economic issues...
...only sticks and stones break bones, but grown-ups behave as though names are powerful agents for good or ill. In the adult world, name-calling is considered the dirtiest form of fight. Elaborate libel laws rest on the premise that a name can do real damage. Individuals clearly expect a variety of benefits when they take on new names. For Ellen Cooperman, becoming Ellen Cooperperson was ostensibly indispensable to her liberation. When he planned to run for Governor, Maryland Attorney General Francis Boucher Burch, long called "Bill," legally adopted the nickname with its suggestion of a common touch...
...stir improbable emotions. Phone clients have continued to howl as Ma Bell has systematically abolished exchange names (Butterfield, Murray Hill) in favor of numbers. When a disease got named for their organization, some American Legionnaires protested as though fearing voodoo-like contamination. Real estate developers act as if they expect fanciful street names to impart class to entire neighborhoods. But should it be assumed that only classical music is played on Symphony Circle in Vienna...
...animal house.' I didn't want it to end, so I got Matty to make it a national magazine. Now, as I look back at the past decade, I see a group of about 30 people that I have worked with again and again. I expect to work with them for the next ten years. We were the generation that discovered that alienation is funny. We found that if you take an existentialist, add a hot Camaro, a skateboard and a lot of dope, you have a working, vital existentialist who can get a job at the National...