Word: unexpectedness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although it was nearly dark, we could see quite well, for the smoke had cleared, and the rain ceased and the British were using artificial moonlight: the reflection from searchlight beams directed onto the low-lying clouds immediately above us. The lighting effects were eerie, in the dusk of that...
According to a recent poll on "Post-War Planning for Smith" appearing in "SCAN", the school's paper, telephones and fireplaces in every room, comfortable beds, floors that do not heave in unexpected places, concealed radiators, automatic dishwashers, and private baths were all mentioned as prominent features of the future...
What are the facts? Against the predictions of all experts, the campaign provoked a phenomenal and unexpected increase in registration and voting. As late as Oct. 4, Pollster George Gallup had predicted that but 39,500,000 Americans would go to the polls. The final total will be some 6...
In the middle of this delicate diplomatic situation, something unexpected happened. Something like an ultimatum was delivered to the Generalissimo, insisting that he give Stilwell full command of the Chinese armies. Whatever may have been its justification, it was a proposition that no self-respecting head of a state, at...
Hepburn's unexpected blast left Premier Drew and almost every politician in Canada guessing at Mitch's next move. On national and international questions, Mitch had often been spectacularly wrong. In the early days of the war he had persuaded his Legislature to condemn Mr. King's...