Word: expectation
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard women's hockey team's fans have been spoiled. But you can't expect instant gratification every time...
...better to sit down and and say `what's the world like we're living in?" says Spence. "What does society expect higher education to contribute...
Similarly, human rights violations must be taken in context. A soldier in any country who is being attacked by stones from three different directions is not expected to stand still and take the punishment. Unlike in China and in Algeria, where in the past year peaceful demonstrations were broken up by a hail of gunfire and murder, the Israelis are reacting to the violent protests with considerable restraint. Dealing with such protests is a very difficult, but necessary, task that can never be done "peacefully." That is not to say that no abuses have occurred, but what can one really...
Spence wrote that the Yard residence halls arein "dire need of repair" because they are so old."Raising the necessary funds will definitely be acampaign priority, although it may not berealistic to expect donors to give directly forthis purpose," he wrote...
...problem is what all these volunteers can realistically expect to achieve...