Word: expections
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Belasco, in his scenery and scenic effects, had left nothing to the imagination. Take away the charm of Lenore Uirich's acting and the perfection of the stage settings, and you are hard put to it to find a substitute. If the theatre-goer is sensible enough not to expect at the St. James the exquisiteness of acting and of-scenery that one finds in a Belasco production, he will see that the Boston Stock Company is to be congratulated on its latest offering...
...last of this group of four kinds of prices is the prices of labor, commonly termed wages. These are rising, after having gone through a long decline. They will probably continue to rise next year, and it would be reasonable to expect that they might advance during all of 1923, for the turning points of wages ordinarily come somewhat later than those of the prices of goods or of securities...
...stated as his belief that there was a breaking down of moral standards which could not be accounted for by the war or by the heterogeneity of the United States. "The only safeguard of any country", he stated, "is the respect of the people for law. We cannot expect a future if our citizens lose confidence in the justice of our government...
...occurred to anybody else during the war; it is thus with all inventions. When once suggested, they look obvious. Often, to be sure, an inspiration comes to two separate men simultaneously. But this time the honor remains with America, the first country to make public the idea. We may expect much good to come of it. Every novelty helps which detracts the mind from the wicked, designing atrocities of the Turk or the bomb-plotting anarchist. Then, if considerable progress is made on this new line, the world may witness a universal "back to the country" movement. The interest...
...would not expect to have a Liberty bond canceled", he continued, "and no more do I expect' to see the French and British debt to us repudiated. It is futile to wonder what the effect of canceling these loans would be on American business, because they will never be canceled...