Word: expects
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sahn you expect," Newcombe phiosophied. "Ayven in Boston thy can'ht spayk bludy English...
...nearly 80% of which was exported. Not only has adverse publicity curtailed the chemical's use; its efficiency has been impaired by the resistance developed by many strains of insects. One scientist estimates that 150 pests formerly controlled by DDT are now immune to it. Nor do scientists expect to produce a new all-purpose bug killer. Instead they are emphasizing more subtle and selective methods of pest control-among them, the breeding of new insect-resistant crops, trapping pests with light and sound, and eliminating insects through sterilization. None of these methods pose anything like the dangers...
Vandenhaag: Intent is what you do know. Effect is what you do not know. You can't expect the artist to know about the effects...
...banks depends on wide circulation of the cards among people who will use them to finance big-ticket purchases. Customers are assessed no fee if they pay their bills to the bank within 30 days; thereafter, the interest mounts at 1½ % a month. Thus the bankers expect to get most of their profits from people who do not pay punctually...
...favorites was Continental Airlines, headed by Robert Six, a rangy, gregarious airline pioneer who happens to be a gung-ho Democrat and a Johnson pal. Continental was also the U.S.'s "spook" airline in Viet Nam, flying many CIA missions. It was only natural for Six to expect some rewards -and only natural for Johnson to grant them. He awarded Continental some rich runs to the South Pacific (TIME, Dec. 27). But no sooner had Nixon taken the oath than he rescinded the awards...