Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...strains of Auld Lang Syne had died away, Harry Truman made his farewell to Washington. "In all my political career I have never had anything like this," said he. "I'll never forget it if I live to be a hundred, and that's just what I expect...
...scared, often hopeless people, and they come with nothing, for baggage in East Germany is a sign of flight or intent to flee-punishable offenses. Though the Communists methodically plug one exit after another into West Germany, 1,000 refugees a day now pour into West Berlin, and authorities expect the figure will eventually climb to as much...
...Vance, whose conservative clothes and serious mien make him seem as out of place in a sports car as a minister on a merry-go-round, was quietly confident this week that his new car would be just as much of a sensation in the U.S. Said he: "We expect to sell at least 150,000 more cars this year than last, the greatest number in our history, and boost our total share of the market from...
...makes a move only when he has to, and then in leisurely motion. He has never been known to show excitement, is such a picture of unruffled calm that his wife Agnes sometimes refers to him as "the Sphinx." Says Vance placidly: "My blood pressure is normal, and I expect to live to a ripe old age. You don't have to be excited to be earnest...
...announcement of the four-bit board cut, Mr. Heaman spoke generously about students voluntarily limiting food and juice portions. In return, students can at least expect cooperation when they legally leave Cambridge for a few days. No drum rolls or bombast is needed. The secret order should rescind itself just as quietly as it came...