Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...group will guide prospective students and other visitors around the Radcliffe Yard and Quad only. One Council member reported that when her parents took a tour of the University, "the boy guiding them just waved his hand in the general direction of Radcliffe. I expect we could do the same for Harvard...
Such a force will probably be insufficient to cope with anything on even a medium scale, and there is no reason to expect our allies to be able to back us up immediately. Even if we had a sufficient number of men ready to move, we would not have and have not for years had adequate transportation facilities...
...would be too much to expect an economy-oriented Congress to provide at the same time for the possibility of American aid being asked in internal conflicts within countries with which we are allied. To give aid in cases where Communist troops threaten to overthrow friendly governments, such as Iraq, America would have to be able to get small units to the trouble areas in a flash. Such readiness would be too expensive to provide at the moment, and our best hope is that provisions for wars of small dimensions can be made now. We cannot allow such a palpable...
...have a heck of a lot of polishing to do," said modest Oklahoma Co-Captain Don Stiller, just as if he had not noticed the final 26-0 score. The remark made almost as much sense as Coach Wilkinson's pre-game prediction: "Frankly, we don't expect to win at all." ¶ Bogged down by a driving rainstorm, Texas A. & M. needed every one of three versatile quarterbacks to salvage a tough game from Maryland...
FARM-EQUIPMENT SALES this year will rise 5% to 15% above 1956, and makers expect a fast fourth quarter followed by a strong market through next year. Reason: prices received by farmers are running about 3% ahead of 1956's; crop prospects for this year are also bright...