Word: expections
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same effect. Representatives of the fraternities and other groups of male students have agreed to join the young women of the university in celebrating three dateless nights in each week. The colloquialism " dateless " is not to be understood in the poetic sense. The young men are said to expect a resultant advance in scholarship and, incidentally, more conference championships...
...consider this: it generally takes about three years to make a really good oarsman; to grind "form" into, his system so thoroughly that he will hold it under pressure of extreme exhaustion. How hard then to expect eight men to re-learn rowing in a year so thoroughly that they will not "crack", or have off days when they revert to their old rowing habits. The Freshmen have nothing to which to revert. As to the idea that it is "guts, not form" which we want, let me suggest that it is speed which we want-a thing...
...have lived during seven hours, which is a great age, seeing that it amounts to no less than 420 minutes. . . . According to the laws of nature, even though I am well, I cannot expect to live more than seven or eight hours. What use will my work be to me? What use will be to me those political discussions to which I have devoted my life in the design to instruct my compatriots inhabiting this bush...
...offered to reappoint Sir Asutosh if he would give constructive and not destructive criticism. The letter also accused the Indian of inspiring press articles against Government bills. Sir Asutosh replied: "Without hesitation I send the only answer an honorable man can send, the answer which you and your advisers expect and desire- I decline the insulting offer you have made...
Devereux Milburn, polo player: "I had a small piece of bone removed from my knee because of an accident on the field two weeks ago. I expect to play again in June...