Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cause the more hopeful supporters of the Reading Period qualms of uneasiness. At the end of the first full year under the new system it was announced that the averages of the A, B, and high C, men were bettered and the lower grade men somewhat lowered. One would expect the proofs of the continuance of this tendency to be found in the Dean's List enrollment, for dealing as it does with a much smaller number it is more sensitive to changes affecting these upper strata of the student body than the more inclusive general rank list. Certainly nothing...
...preferred "A" certificates to be issued in an amount representing a sum for which Germany would be unconditionally liable. Next, the "B" certificates to represent what the creditor Powers expect to obtain directly from Germany in cash transfers. Finally, the "C" certificates to cover what the Powers expect to obtain in kind, that is, in transfers of raw materials...
...eminently worth while. It is a fresh breath in a theatrical world just now grown quite sultry. But, on the other hand, warning must be issued that if attending this revue will mean your second or third visit, it may not be all that past memories lead you to expect. For from our carefully amassed comments of theatregoers we find it reported that there is too much sameness in the productions. There is less dash; the joie de vivre seems to have worn...
...Prospective Subscriber Elkins state what she would consider proof of Colonel Lawrence's spyhood. Presumably she does not expect TIME to wring from the British Government the admission that the Empire employs a spy or spies. The Government of Afghanistan has made official, diplo matic protest against Colonel Lawrence's spying. The exploits which Lawrence describes in his best-seller Revolt in the Desert brand him as a spy ten times over, if one accepts the definition of a spy set forth in Article XXIX of the Hague Convention...
...Please have patience. Please remember that God Almighty in making the world created cockroaches, erysipelas, blizzards and reformers. Please don't expect a high degree of excellence from us in all things. We will be just as good as the public, to which we look for our support, helps us to be, not a bit better...