Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...peculiarity of this reviewer to expect more from imported plays, such as this one, than of our own unproved offerings. (It is sad to note that the only two new exciting plays this season have both come from France--"Red Gloves" and "The Madwoman of Chaillot." There is no clear evidence that "Figure of a Girl" is worthy of its boat fare.) I therefore was disappointed...
...have the acquired taste for the sweet cynicism of Contineual comedy, "Figure of a Girl" should he your dish. But don't expect more than a saucer...
...friendship between Benny and CBS also seemed to be suffering a strain. CBS Vice President Frank Stanton declared that it was "utterly fantastic" for anyone to expect CBS to make up Benny's tax losses because of the bureau's ruling. Said Stanton, washing his hands of the whole affair: "From here on out it is strictly a matter between Mr. Benny and the Revenue Bureau...
...Princetonians who fall a course no longer have to take an extra one to make up for it, and Princeton deans expect this to make life simpler for the border-line student...
...Council accused Fisher of: 1. "Not representing the Harvard student body in the manner they have a right to expect"; 2. "Acting on several occasions in a way definitely detrimental to the best interests of the NSA"; and 3: "Acting on several occasions in such a way as to prevent the Harvard NSA delegation from carrying out promptly and effectively the duties assigned it by the Student Council and the student body...