Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Wrestling, according to Coach Pat Johnson, is the oldest recognized sport in the world. Since he's grapple mentor for the Harvard grant-and-groaners, one might expect this to be a slightly prejudiced statement, but when the slender Crimson coach made the remark, he added that he had taken a couple of anthropology courses which ought to be good enough authority...
...industry experienced nine beautiful months, then the foulest final quarter on record. In 1938 U. S. industry experienced six months of stagnation, then six of brilliant recovery. It was logical to expect, therefore, that corporate earnings for 1938 would turn out to be substantially, but not appallingly, below 1937. By last week enough year-end statements were out to show that, with the inevitable exceptions, this was the case. Samples...
...Dynamite because of the emotional fervor of its followers, the aged Californian's celebrated brain-child has caused, and is still causing, many a headache. An investigation into the politics played in the last congressional election is still making headlines today, and although it is doubtless too much to expect that any really objective wisdom can be shown in such an atmosphere, one nevertheless hopes that before long Congress will evolve a workable, economically sound, program of old-age pensions...
...There has been a great interest in hockey, and I expect it will increase next year. We started late this year because the arena was not finished and that might account for our being cramped for time; naturally we will start earlier next year," commented Adolf Samborski, Director of Instramural Athletics...
...sealed the finer blood vessels, checked hemorrhages in five to ten seconds. As soon as the discoverers are positive that they can sterilize thrombin and not destroy its potency, they expect to try it on human bleeders...