expectation of life
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He speaks of the source of his earlier despair as a prolonged adolescent expectation of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course, if a person is older, his expectation of life is not so great .
From Time Magazine Archive
At the century's turn the expectation of life at birth was less than 50 years.
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Those inaugurated between 1850 and 1900 failed to reach their expectation of life by 2.9 years, on the average.
From Time Magazine Archive
The census figures show that the number of elderly persons is decreasing, and that the average statistical expectation of life is falling.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
