expectation of life
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At the century's turn the expectation of life at birth was less than 50 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every year their expectation of life at any given age is increasing.
From Time Magazine Archive
He speaks of the source of his earlier despair as a prolonged adolescent expectation of life.
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Those inaugurated between 1850 and 1900 failed to reach their expectation of life by 2.9 years, on the average.
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This may range anywhere from ten days to as many weeks, the "average expectation of life" being about six weeks.
From Preventable Diseases by Hutchinson, Woods
