Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Galbraith did not expect any injury from Capehart's remarks, saying, "My position on Communism is part of the intellectual history of our time and is well-known...
When produced with a budget and talent pool that is relatively unlimited, The Seagull seems too demanding in its delicate excellence, and being several cuts below perfect each production failed. In this case, since one can expect little more than a game try at perfection, the audience is left with a warm glow at the thought that a Harvard group has done so well...
...while the remainder will be devoted to a major in the liberal arts. These second fields may include such subjects as industrial economy or the history of science, which will broaden the student's outlook on problems which he will likely encounter in his later career. Also, M.I.T. administrators expect five-year students to add a liberal arts element to their school's usually technologic atmosphere...
Fever & Profits. In meetings and panel discussions the delegates heard some frank talk from both sides of the border. Pulling no punches, Alberto Lleras Camargo, onetime President of Colombia, told U.S. businessmen flatly that they expect too much. Said he: Let's not waste time arguing about the need for stability. "For over 300 years there was more stability than was good for human nature." Latin America, said Lleras Camargo, is having its industrial and cultural revolution all in a rush; it can either develop under government control or through imaginative private investment. "Is such a spirit lacking...
...blocks from the central shopping district, and manages to rack up a 100% occupancy rate. Those who stay outside town struggle for a choice highway intersection, or even a slight rise of ground so that motorists can see them from afar. Wherever a motelman does well, he can soon expect a rival to try to set up an even flossier motel next door...