Word: expectance
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...estimated that a typical man who graduated from a top-tiered college in 1982 can expect to earn a total of $2.9 million in real 1997 dollars over his career. A man who graduated from a college from the lowest tier could expect to make a total of $1.75 million before retirement. The study bases estimates on a working life of 34 years...
...Aussies are going in, and they're prepared for the worst. Prime Minister John Howard warned the nation Wednesday to expect casualties, after Australia heeded a U.N. request to head up a mission to restore order to East Timor by "all necessary measures." The first Australians will arrive by the weekend to head up a multinational force of 8,000 drawn mostly from Asian countries. And ending the violence in the territory will be their most dangerous mission since the Vietnam war. The operation's primary task will be to disarm the anti-independence militias who, assisted by elements...
...just too much to roust up on an issue that?s near and dear to GOP leaders (who hand out the soft money come reelection time) but somewhat less so to voters. Will this year be different? McCain, of course, has an entire presidential campaign riding on the possibility; expect him to shout it from the rooftops when his bill gets its mid-October day of debate on the Senate floor. Bill Bradley could choose to lend some moral oomph from outside the ring. But the biggest noise could come from McConnell himself. The House victors are urging McCain...
...INCLUSIVE Students should be part of the decision-making process. "You need student representation in any decision about clothing," insists Goldman. "If you are trying to build buy-in, you can't expect students that are not represented to feel that they have any connection...
...plan to stay with your child as long as you're needed, especially the first few days. When she becomes engrossed in an activity, you may be tempted to slip away without saying goodbye. Don't. "If the parent sneaks out, a child never knows what to expect and will cling even more," says Amy Flynn, director of New York's Bank Street Family Center. Once you've said goodbye, leave. "Don't prolong it," says Ucci. "That's just excruciating...