Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Coincidentally, on the very day planned for the treaty signing, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were to meet in Geneva. And not at all coincidentally, the Arab nations were expected to exact a penalty for a treaty they abhor by once again raising the price of oil. Even Saudi Arabia, which has long been a moderating influence in OPEC, disapproves of the Israeli-Egyptian pact enough to agree that oil should be used as a retaliatory political weapon against the U.S. But more than ideology and power politics would be at work in Geneva. There was also...
...alone Wendy's opened 502 units, bringing the total to 1,400. One result: the company's earnings surged 56%, to $23.2 million, on sales of $783 million. Even so, analysts say, average sales advances in Wendy's shops have slowed in recent months, and they expect that deceleration to continue. Still, Wendy's intends to stick with its limited line of hamburgers and chili, though some industry experts believe that this will make the company especially vulnerable to the rise in beef prices. Whatever strategy the chains choose, they are already on the edge...
...rusty Crimson linksters don't expect to fare too well in the opener, because March is the peak of the season for the Flaglerians. But, Harvard sophomore and golf veteran Glenn Alexander puts it all in perspective, noting, "Hey, it'll be fun no matter what happens...
Perhaps it's too early to tell, but don't expect Peter Raymond to have the same problems. He has an easy manner and a quick, good-natured, if sometimes sarcastic, wit He respects his rowers, attributing the success of past Harvard crews to the fact that Harvard students are "special people." He says, "They come to Harvard with definite goals...
...expect an action packed season," Linsley said last week. "If anything, we proved that we were pretty good during the winter. We'll have to perform to stand by it. But when the adrenalin starts flowing...