Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ready to help its inhabitants in love; he must, because of his new nature. He does not expect to effect much more than temporary amelioration or partial improvement. Thus he is not too disappointed when goals are not reached or ideals are compromised . . . For him, success and failure are byproducts; the real job is witness. In that he has his joy. He sows as well as he can; maybe God will give the increase; that is His responsibility. Thus he works with the strain off. It is sometimes wise to remember that there is such a thing as Christian nonchalance...
...consumers, the Federal Reserve Board reported that there was only a small drop in prospects compared to last year. The number of people who plan to buy houses, new cars and furniture or major appliances was down, but the same number plan to get used cars and more expect to make home improvements. Of the 2,800 people interviewed, about 40% said their incomes are higher than a year ago; about 25% are making less...
There were other optimistic reports from the Commerce Department, where a survey of 5,000 companies showed that they expect sales this year to be almost on a par with 1953. The stock market also saw a rosy picture ahead. The Dow-Jones industrial average closed the week up 1.73 points to 301.4, highest in 25 years...
Strangely enough. Dodgson believed that the London theater was the nearest thing to Heaven. Again and again he went to performances of what must have been his favorite play. Shakespeare's Henry VIII-"the greatest theatrical treat I ever . . . expect to have." He loved this play 1) because it showed the transitory nature of worldly greatness. 2) because it dramatized his yearning for divine bliss. Dodgson "almost held my breath to watch" when the deposed Queen Katharine of Aragon saw in a vision "a troop of angelic forms" hovering about her. "So could I fancy (if the thought...
...Student Council tonight will probably take a strong stand behind the 35 Air Science seniors who expect to lose their promised commissions when they graduate in June...