Word: extents
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Although many Western European governments, most notably the French, have been saying that Washington must take stern action against the balance of payments deficit, they could only be taken aback at the extent of what Paris' Les Echos called Johnson's "anti-Marshall Plan." The cut off of dollars will curtail industrial expansion on the Continent by forcing interest rates up (Eurodollar bond-yield rates climbed 1%, to 7.2%, last week). Declining tourism and tougher competition from U.S. exporters are considered likely to depress business revenues. Italy expects the U.S. controls to tip its precarious balance of payments...
...this time I was already reading palms to some extent, and I read the fortunes of two gypsies. In both cases neither girl (they were 18 and 20 respectively) had ever had her own palm read, and they were impressed with the skill and accuracy I possessed even at that early stage. They were extremely helpful in increasing my knowledge and in revealing to me some of the secrets of the trade...
...exact extent of the loss will not be determined until workers are able to salvage any remaining material. Some of the building's former occupants said that their books and papers were kept in steel desks, and might still be saved...
Because not all decisions affect students to the same extent, and because various issues require different types of experience and training, it would be unwise to maintain the same student-faculty ratio on all committees. In fact, the ratio could vary between the policy decisions (which should always include student opinion) and the day-to-day operation of any one committee. The Admissions Committee, for example, should have student members when deciding policy issues, but would probably require an in-ordinate amount of time from any student attempting to participate in the entire admissions process. To illustrate the manner...
...Lowenstein was asked to go to Stanford as an assistant dean of men and as an instructor in political science. In one year he succeeded in shaking up the previously non-activist campus to such an extent that Lowenstein and the dean of students left, rather than force a confrontation between students and the Administration. Had they remained, the office of the dean of students would have sided with the student activists...