Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...effect, trying to push our boundaries into the present Soviet sphere of influence. Russia is presumably reluctant to see this happen, and therefore we can expect a far warmer cold war in the Balkans. The trouble with warm cold wars is that they eventually become plain hot wars...
...main dining room of the Union after dinner tomorrow night. The speech, an annual welcome to incoming Freshmen, will be entirely off the record, and will represent no statement of policy. Rather, it is an informal talk aimed at answering questions and telling the new class what to expect...
...better off than France and Italy in spite of having meat rationing and insisting that tourists keep track of the money they spend. A sure sign of this is that man in Holland is offended if you refuse the cigarette he offers while the Frenchman or Italian does not expect you to take...
...commented Britain's Ernie Bevin, picketed by the American-Irish Minute Men of 1949 on the dock in Manhattan as he sailed for home. "I have a sort of fascination about pickets. I used to organize so many of them myself. They're all good lads, I expect...
...permanent conductor since Serge Koussevitzky took over 25 years ago. Le Beau Charles had tactfully chosen for his debut the identical program of Weber, Schubert, Handel and Beethoven that inaugurated Symphony Hall 50 years ago. Boston ate it up. Said one 20-season ticket holder: "I didn't expect to enjoy him so much. His shading is so delicate." Said the musicians...