Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although it must be granted that a Soviet teaching Russian history would be the object of some interest, he would, of course, present some problems in administration. He would have to be given at least as much academic freedom as an American professor would expect. This might mean that students would be subjected to unorthodox examinations or some other Slavic peculiarity. A Russian professor, however, as a guest would probably try to accomodate himself to the American system...
...best instrumentality for keeping the peace in the area, and did so at the strategic time when U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was flying east to work toward a cease-fire between Israel and Egypt (see FOREIGN NEWS). Moreover, the support for U.N. implied that the U.S. would expect help from Moscow (in not using its veto power on the Security Council) if Moscow really wants to keep the peace...
...Shell-less eggs,machine-sealed in tough, transparent polyethylene (produced by Sani-Shell Container Corp.). The eggs can be opened by pull tabs like those on cigarette packs, or they can be boiled right in their polyethylene shells. Scientists at Cornell University, who developed the idea, expect it to save farmers millions of dollars by making cracked eggs as salable as whole ones, and by eliminating breakage in shipment...
...rapid pace in Greek drama, since the ancient actors were encumbered by masks, long robes, kothornoi (special raised shoes) and ogkoi (large headdresses); and, in lieu of a curtain, there were choral stasima, sometimes lengthy, to denote the passage of any amount of time between scenes. Nor should one expect to see many characters together on stage, since a maximum of three actors was available to play all the roles...
...managers of McCormack's campaign do no seriously expect him to get the Democratic nomination. Their aims are to lessen Stevenson's support and possible to secure the second spot on the ticket for McCormack...