Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...There can be no question of a change of sovereignty in Cyprus," said Hopkinson with surprising candor. "It has always been understood and agreed that there are certain territories in the Commonwealth which, owing to their particular circumstances, can never expect to be fully independent...
Down in Dallas, Harry Hoxsey's golden days may be running out. Hoxsey has announced that he will continue to ship his tonic out of Texas despite the U.S. court injunction; can expect to face contempt-of-court charges. But Harry Hoxsey is undisturbed. Says he: "You couldn't run me out of here with a Gatling...
...four-engined Cessna 620 executive transport, to give flying executives the big-plane comfort, safety and speed they expect at the economy prices they like to pay. With four 320-h.p. Continental engines, Cessna's 620 will carry nine passengers (plus pilot and copilot), cruise at 235 m.p.h. for 1,300 miles, and climb to an altitude of 30,000 ft. Estimated price: about $300,000 v. up to $400,000 for a converted World War II bomber...
When his lordship nodded, Leo was amazed. "I had never met a lord before, nor did I ever expect to meet one. It didn't matter what he looked like: he was a lord first, and a human being . . . long, long after...
...Your love affair [with Mme. de Visconti] has lasted too long," runs a directive to Marshal Berthier. "I have a right to expect that a man . . . whom posterity will always picture at my side, shall no longer abandon himself . . . I want you to get married . . . If you don't, I will never see you again." (Berthier did take a wife, but not Mme. de Visconti...